Basics
When Grinding Is Like Turning
This shop leverages a high-speed peel-grinding process that resembles turning to effectively grind challenging materials such as carbide. Inherently low grinding forces mean high material-removal rates are possible.
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Why Forming a Machine-Tool Buying Committee Is a Good Idea
With a decision as heavy as buying a new machine tool, it’s important to consider how such a purchase will touch all the relevant departments of the shop.
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Automating Surface Metrology for the Shop Floor
Machine operators are likely to get improved results when the surface finish gage is smart enough to choose the best measuring parameters.
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How to Succeed in Metalworking? The Answer’s in the Data
In a recent survey, more than 300 businesses using metalworking technology shed light on their outlook for future business conditions, greatest challenges and which strategies are working best for addressing those challenges.
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Five Design for Manufacturability Tips for Designers
Leading machine shops offer design for manufacturability (DFM) advice to customers to reduce machining cost and lead time. Here are five examples.
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Data-Driven Manufacturing Deconstructed
"Data-Driven Manufacturing" can be broken into three areas for better understanding: the conceptual, the technical and the practical.
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Five Tips for Effective Machine Monitoring
A machine shop’s successful entry into machine monitoring reveals important points about what to do and what to expect.
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Why Was This Machine Chosen for Composites?
General Tool adds a metalcutting machining center with the expectation that this machine is likely to perform a significant amount of machining of CFRP.
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Webinar: Practical Tips for Unattended Machining
A free webinar presented by Autodesk October 19 will address tips and techniques to help shops begin machining unattended.
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What are the Steps of Caliper Calibration?
A gage that meets performance specs will ensure better measurement results.
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