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4-way Bed Precision Lathe Features Automated Cycles
Long and thin workpieces can be machined without reclamping on this new machine from Weiler, according to the company.
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3+3 Air Chuck Features Extended Stroke and Self-Centering
To keep up with the demands of the oil and gas industry, SMW Autoblok introduces BBFZA2G Air Chuck, featuring an extended stroke clamping range and three self-centering jaws.
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Five-Axis Changes Weldments Into Monolithic One-Piece Parts
Moving from welding to five-axis machining enabled Barbco to redesign its weldments as monolithic one-piece parts with improved strength and repeatability.
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Starrag Adds Machining Center to Kentucky Lab
The new turbine blade machining center is designed to support aerospace and energy customers. It incorporates solutions from Blum-Novotest, Haimer.
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Robot Frees EDM Drill From Machine Enclosure
CNC integration with a six-axis arm provides precise enough positioning to shape air- and gas-flow holes in aerospace and power generation parts.
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Four-Flute Carbide Drill Increases OWSI's Feedrate Fourfold
Ceratizit’s line of WTX-HFDS drills saved OWSI 3.5 minutes per part on a difficult job and completely eliminated a secondary operation, increasing profitability.
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Siemens Launches New Enclosed Drive System
Siemens says the Sinamics G120XE is ideal for industries such as oil and gas, petrochemical, wastewater, power plants, industrial climate control and refrigeration.
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Desktop Metal Acquires Metal AM Manufacturer Aidro
Aidro produces hydraulic and fluid power systems across a wide range of industries. The company uses complex geometries to reduce weight, save space and consolidate multiple components into one, which eliminates assembly and welding requirements.
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Capture 3D's Digitizer Accelerates Scanning
Eastec 2021: Capture 3D claims its digitizer can collect up to 12-million points per scan in 0.2 seconds.
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Continuous Improvement Requires Continuous Effort
So-called “busywork” hones natural instincts for reform as a specialist CNC machine shop adapts a more formalized methodology.
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Allied Machine Expands Boring Line with Wohlhaupter VolCut
Allied Machine and Engineering has introduced the Wohlhaupter VolCut insert holder, which features a high cutting speed and material removal up to 2.755”.
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Manufacturing Association Aids Shop’s Pivot to Ventilator Parts
After reaching out to the Austin Regional Manufacturers Association, a shop that typically serves oil and gas and heavy industry was able to quickly fill an order for ventilator parts.
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Drilling and Chamfering Tool Solves Machine Shop's Vexing Problem
An oil & gas part with a lot of holes required that Utex use two different tools to ensure burr-free inner and outer diameters. With Heule’s Vex-S tool, the shop realized time savings per cycle of an entire minute by performing drilling and chamfering in a single step.
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Interrupted Turning Operation Cuts Cost With 10-Sided Insert
Using a robust 10-sided insert from Tungaloy, this oil-industry remanufacturer was able to reduce the number of inserts used in interrupted turning operations.
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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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3 Types of Insights from Used Oil Analysis (UOA)
Monitoring the condition of lubricants through UOA helps machine shops glean critical insights that can limit downtime and keep equipment running.
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Mill’s “Oil Shroud” Virtually Eliminates Dust in Graphite Machining
Amerimold 2017: EDM Network will exhibit the HM43GT graphite mill, which features an optional “oil shroud” that virtually eliminates the dust common to graphite milling.
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