Medical
The Prescription For Making Orthopedic Parts
This shop entered the medical machining field and succeeded there.
Read MoreMachining Centers Reconsidered
A stable customer relationship gave this shop the chance to fundamentally change its equipment.
Read MoreBiomedical Devices Drive Machining Processes To New Lows
Ultraviolet laser machining technology helps this shop stay on top of shrinking feature and hole sizes common to the latest biomedical components.
Read MoreMaking It In Medical Machining
Examining this shop's healthy medical machining business shows that both medical components and medical customers require special care.
Read MoreYou Can Automate More Than You Think
This shop expedites 3D milling work by reducing its dependence on employees for all of the information-related tasks that occur before the machining center can start to cut.
Read MoreThe Measure Of Success
For this small job shop, measuring and controlling everything are the keys to lean—very lean—manufacturing. Yet its management style is surprisingly open and trusting.
Read MoreServing The Human Machine
A New Hampshire manufacturer spurs growth by expanding the medical segment of its business.
Read MoreCoolant Considerations For Medical Machining
While the proprietary nature of the actual metalworking processes used for making 'body parts' tends to be more mystique than technique, there are some things to think about for shops that are looking to do this kind of work.
Read MoreOrthodontist Turns To CNC Swiss To Manufacture His Device
This orthodontist decided to take the plunge into CNC Swiss after having difficulty finding job shops with the machining time to make his parts, tiny components that go into an orthodontic appliance.
Read MoreKorea Shows It Can
Machine tool builders in Korea have been playing a catch-up game for the past decade. A review of current developments in machine tool technology indicates that Korea is rapidly pulling up with manufacturers in Japan, Europe and the United States. The products from Korea closely match their counterparts from other global suppliers in terms of capability and quality.
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