Machines

Can This New CNC Multispindle Work For Your Shop?

A century-old builder believes their new CNC machine extends multispindle processing technology to include any production turning shop.

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Implementing A Machining Cell

A large horizontal machining center gives this laser manufacturer the capacity it needs for now as well as a growth path to meet future needs.

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New 2.5 kW Laser Gets Great Gas Mileage

Designated the model DC 025, this slab laser requires only a small ten-liter bottle of pre-mixed gas to operate for 6,000 hours, or about a year.

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Washington Manufacturer Finds Abrasivejet Machining Cost-Effective Cutting Answer

OMAX manufactures the JetMachining center--a state-of-the-art, integrated system consisting of a high-accuracy motion controller, an ultra-high-pressure pump, an abrasivejet delivery system, and a two-axis machining table.

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Grinding

Cylindrical Grinder Offers Simplified Path To CNC

Making the step up from manual or hydraulic grinders to CNC can be a scary proposition. How do you operate it? How do you program it? How do you make it productive?

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EDM

Nothing Bland About Blanda Inc.

This shop doesn't look like your average shop, and the molds it produces do not always look like your average molds. One not-so-small reason is the small-hole EDM that the shop uses to a big advantage.

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Grinding

Superabrasives In The Groove

For the right applications, superabrasive machining can produce dramatic reductions in the total time required to produce a ground-quality part. But don't call it 'grinding' or you may miss the point.

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'Give' A Little Get A Lot

Holding irregular and dimensionally variable shapes, accurately and securely, calls for fixturing with flexibility to match that of their four-machine cell.  

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Low Cost Machine - High Efficiency Machining

This captive machine shop gets extremely high utilization of their vertical machining centers through clever workholding and handling procedures.

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Thread Rolling Heads Keeps The Wheels Of Racing Turning

During an auto race, where fractions of a second mean the difference between winning and losing, nobody wants to stop and examine the thread quality of a wheel stud. Yet wheel stud threads are extremely important, especially when you consider that the driver's safety and millions of dollars are at stake.

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