Basics

Basics

How to Continuously Improve Your Machine Shop

Monthly Kaizen events could help your company improve operations in 12 ways.

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What Do Manufacturers Really Know About the Surfaces of the Parts They Are Producing?

Knowing only the average roughness may not be enough. Other surface parameters can affect product quality.

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Measurement

Buying a Coordinate Measuring Machine: Technology Advances and Industry 4.0

CMMs are becoming more flexible with multi-sensor technology, which combines 3D non-contact laser scanners, five-axis scanning with a touch probe, optical systems and surface-finish measurement.

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Basics

Why Your Shop Needs an IIoT Roadmap

An IIoT roadmap defines a specific path for reaching data-driven manufacturing. This roadmap shows where a manufacturing company is starting out, and then defines how to proceed along a continuous series of implementations.

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Measurement

Buying a Coordinate Measuring Machine: Sorting through Standards and Probes

What’s the difference between the ASME B89.4.1 and ISO 10360 calibration standards for CMMs?

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A Video Introduction to Additive Manufacturing

This video playlist offers a quick introduction to 3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM), including best use cases for this technology.

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Basics

Just This Once, You Can Blame the Gage

Even the old, reliable gage is subject to wear. George Schuetz, director of precision gages at Mahr inc., gives guidance for machinists to maintain their gages.

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Turning Tools

Video: Chipbreakers Are Not All the Same—How to Break Chips Effectively

Different chipbreakers are engineered for different parameters. Machining footage shows the difference in effectiveness between chipbreakers used in the right and the wrong applications.

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Basics

Four Keys to Establish a Digital, Paperless CNC Machine Shop

Paperless digital workspaces can help CNC machine shops save money and improve workflow through improved internal connectivity, but getting there requires the right tools and careful strategies.

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Data-Driven Manufacturing: Start Small but Think Big

Data-driven manufacturing can be a little overwhelming in the beginning, but the key is to start small. Learn more about how to take the first steps toward becoming a more digitally connected shop.

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