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Basics
Why Not Change What You're Doing?
This Canadian screw machine shop built early success with automatic and mechanical multispindles. Introduction of rotary transfer technology has accelerated growth and helped solve other production problems. Here's why they made the move and how it has impacted their shop.
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Installing That First EDM
This shop did it right. Their experiences provide useful guidelines for successfully installing a wire machine in a shop new to EDM.
Read MorePlay The Tax Game Right: Get By Giving
Here's how to get a full deduction for what someone else pays. When you give property to a charity, you are entitled to a deduction equal to the property's fair market value on the date of the gift.
Read MoreWhy Machine Tool Probes Are Becoming More Popular
Probing technology has come a long way in the last five years. Today's probing systems are highly accurate, very fast, and almost fail-safe.
Read MorePushbutton NC Programming
With numerical control (NC), shops learned how to automate the machining process. Now, with today's CAM software, they are learning how to automate the NC programming process.
Read MoreHow To Pick A Feed Unit
Feed units come in all different shapes and sizes, and with features for a variety of uses. Choosing the right one can substantially affect your bottom line.
Read MoreKey CNC Concept #10—Verifying CNC Programs Safely
For the most part, CNC controls will follow the instructions given in a program to the letter. With the exception of basic syntax (program formatting) mistakes, the CNC control will rarely be able to tell if a mistake has been made.
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Key CNC Concept #4—The Forms Of Compensation
Though applied for different reasons on different machine types, all forms of compensation allow the CNC user to allow for unpredictable conditions related to tooling.
Read MoreKey CNC Concept #2—Know Your Machine
If you already know basic machining practice as it relates to the CNC machine you will be working with, you already know what it is you want the machine to do.
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Key CNC Concept #3—Understanding CNC Motion Types
Effectively commanding motion on most CNC machines requires more than describing how the CNC machine determines the end point position for each motion.
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