Tooling
Machined Parts Supplier Musts and Plusses
A retired vice president of manufacturing for an oil and gas drilling equipment OEM describes the traits he looked for in potential new machining vendors as he worked to bolster the company’s supply chain.
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A Vertical Bridge Mill Provides Big Opportunities
Seeing your company as a boring-mill shop is a problem when only 20 percent of your jobs are actually boring-mill related. It’s also a problem to have the space and potential to produce large parts when you only win 6 to 14 percent of the large-part jobs you quote.
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Kitagawa NorthTech Hires Senior Manager of Sales
Shawn Luschei has rejoined the company and will support OEMs and channel partners, developing new business.
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An End Mill Designed to Control Chatter
This end mill design enables it to vibrate at the same frequency as the workpiece, preventing vibration from turning into chatter.
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Allied Machine & Engineering Launches New Website
The site includes new functionality and tools designed to educate customers on product features and to guide selection.
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Custom Submersible Chucks for Wire EDM
Northfield Precision Instrument produces custom, submersible chucks for use in wire EDM environments.
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Manufacturing News of Note: November 2017
Acquiring a cutting tool manufacturer, growing apprenticeships in the United States and other industry news.
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T-Bed Improves Versatility with Programmable Boring Bars
The Giddings & Lewis T-bed horizontal boring mill is available with a range of contouring heads and programmable boring bars.
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Modular Tower Workholding for CMMs
Phillips Precision offers a modular tower system as part of its Lean Inspection Arsenal workholding line for coordinate-measuring machine (CMM) inspection.
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Grades’ Coating Reduces Friction in Grooving, Parting
Walter has introduced three new Walter Cut GX Tiger-tec Silver CVD grooving and parting grades (WKP13S, WKP23S and WKP33S) for use on steel and cast iron applications.
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