Basics
Choosing A Retrofit CNC
Controls have evolved considerably in just a few years. PC technology is one reason why, but what is the right way for PC hardware to interface with your existing machine tool?
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Electronic Gaging Basics
Mechanical gages are familiar and economical. Air gages offer non-contact measurement and ease of use.
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When Indicators Go Both Ways
Measuring and gaging are two fairly distinct forms of dimensional inspection. Measuring is a direct-reading process, in which the instrument incorporates a continuous scale of units, against which the part is compared directly.
Read MoreHow A $476,550 Investment Can Yield The Same Wealth As Earning $7.4 Million
How much must you earn to leave your family $1 million? . Roughly $3.
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Read Your Chips: Understanding Tool Selection for Unattended Turning
Are you sure you have the best insert for that turning operation? Check the chips, especially if you are running unattended. Chip characteristics can tell you a lot.
Read MoreMaking CNC Turning Easier
For those familiar only with manual lathes, making the jump to CNC can be a scary proposition. But take heart, because more and more control builders are focusing on providing CNCs with operational and programming capabilities that even the complete novice can grasp.
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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.
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