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Beyond Machine Monitoring
The networks of connected shopfloor devices that underlie implementations of data-driven manufacturing come together on many levels. Connecting machine tools to a monitoring system is just one of those levels.
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2016 Benchmarking Executive Summary Now Online
Findings from this year’s Top Shops benchmarking survey can be accessed in this digital Executive Summary.
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Accessible Horizontal Band Saws Emphasize Stable, Accurate Operation
Behringer Saws will highlight its compact and versatile HBE Dynamic-series horizontal band saw with features designed to improve performance and precision while maximizing user convenience and safety.
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GBI: Metalworking September 2016 – 48.4
Continued moderate contraction indicates the industry has improved.
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When a Turn-Mill Doesn’t Turn
LeanWerks uses innovative probing, tooling and workholding strategies to enable its turn-mill to machine castings complete, in effect turning it into a five-axis machining center.
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Using Additive Manufacturing to 3D-Print Fixturing, Machine Tool Components
Machine shops can consider 3D printing technology a handy way to make custom fixturing and other components.
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Inner-Diameter Part Clamping Offers Lathes Complete Outer-Diameter Access
Royal Products' CNC expanding mandrels provide access to the entire outer diameter of the workpiece.
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On Power, Torque, Speed and Hogging Titanium
The T-Rex spindle from Fives Giddings & Lewis is designed for high-torque and low-speed cutting critical for hogging titanium.
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Inventory Systems Boost Lean Manufacturing Efforts
Computerized, point-of-use storage and dispensing systems help this shop target waste that is difficult to measure and often labor-intensive to eliminate.
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Chances for Hybrid Manufacturing in Oilfield Applications
A contract manufacturer is finding uses for a hybrid additive manufacturing and five-axis milling machine for oilfield drills, valves and other end-use components.
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Keeping a Shop Network Safe
Concerns about cyber security should not stop shops from installing machine-monitoring systems.
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Video: Multipurpose Tool Developed Using Various Operations
3D printing, waterjet, CNC machining and metal injection molding all figure into the journey this military-inspired invention has taken so far.
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