Machines
Top Shops Benchmarking: Providing Direction, Gaging Performance
Top Shops benchmarking data helps guide shops’ improvement efforts and enables them to gage where they rank among industry-leading machining businesses.
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Measuring Components Help Job Shop Triple Capacity
Magnolia Tooling's older, less-accurate machines required time-consuming manual setup procedures. Purchasing new machines from Makino and accessories from Blum-Novotest streamlined setup and optimized production.
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Overcoming Toolholder Deformation with High-Torque Retention Knobs
At Hansen Engineering Co., toolholder expansion reduced spindle contact, causing a variety of production issues. High-torque retention knobs from JM Performance Products increased productivity and reduced downtime.
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Europe Meets USA
European Correspondent Barbara Schulz’s recent visit to U.S. shops revealed some of the technologies American manufacturers apply and the challenges they face as they work to become more globally competitive.
Read MoreGF Machining Solutions Names New Distributor in Upper Midwest
Ellison Technologies offers the company’s full range of EDM, milling, laser texturing, additive, micromachining and automation products in its territories.
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Compact Five-Axis Machine Handles Steel, Cast Iron, Titanium
Built on the company’s FZ33 Compact, Zimmerman’s FZ40 Compact offers the same rigid monoblock structure for rapid, easy setup while enabling heavy-duty cutting with an emphasis on toolmaking.
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MC Machinery Systems to Open New Headquarters
The new Elk Grove Village, Illinois, facility represents a 76-percent increase in space over its previous facility.
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Multitasking Turning Center Features Double Turrets, Spindles
The GMS-2600 ST multitasking turning center is now available from Yama Seiki.
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Swiss-Type Lathe Machines Bar Ranging to 1.5" in Diameter
Star CNC Machine Tool’s 10-axis SR-38B Swiss-type automatic lathe is designed for machining complex, large-diameter parts.
Read MoreNozzles Boost Feed Rate for Solid-State Lasers Using Nitrogen
Trumpf introduces its Highspeed and Highspeed Eco nozzles, which are designed to boost feed rate for solid-state laser machines that employ fusion cutting with nitrogen.
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