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Plasma Cutting on a Waterjet
While waterjets are known for cutting accuracy, they can be slower and more costly to operate than other machines. Equipping waterjets with other capabilities—such as plasma cutting—can save time and boost productivity.
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Cutting Tool Edge Prep: The Invisible Advantage
Edge preparation involves removing material from a cutting tool in order to extend its life. That may sound counterintuitive, but a maker of glass molds says edge prep has dramatically reduced the amount it spends on tools.
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Second Chances for Surplus Tools
A new website aims to give shops with excess tooling a way to sell that tooling to other shops. Cutting tool suppliers are using the site for their own excess tools.
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Marketing as a Real-Time Metric
Employees of this shop can look up from their work at any time to see how well the company is doing at both shipping jobs to current customers and reaching out to customers of the future.
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November MBI Growth Remains Steady
With a reading of 51.3, Gardner’s Metalworking Business Index showed that the industry grew in November for the 11th consecutive month and the 13th time in 14 months, at a rate slightly faster than October. The month-over-month rate of growth was just 2.0 percent, which was the second slowest rate of growth since August 2013, and the annual rate of growth decelerated for the second month in a row.
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United Technologies Optimization Tool Added to Vericut
The new feed rate optimization tool is based on machining trials within UTC. The commitment of an established software company will help this OEM bring cost-saving technology to its suppliers.
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How Important Is Oil Filtration for Grinding?
Oil filtration is pretty important for grinding, especially when you’re trying to “dust” a few microns off a part.
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December Digital Edition Now Available
The digital edition of 91Ƶվ's December issue is now available.
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Spotlight Slideshow: Machining Centers
Automatic pallet changers and support for automation are some popular features of recently released machining centers. View the December slideshow for more on these machines.
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Got Glue (And UV Light)?
Here’s an effective albeit atypical way to fixture parts such as thin-wall castings that are prone to flexing when conventional mechanical clamps are used.
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Video Measuring System Ensures Diamond Quality for Waterjets
A CNC video measuring system from Nikon Metrology helps Diamond Technology Innovations produce a more accurate diamond waterjet orifice.
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U.S. Investment in Machine Tools Poised to Reach Remarkable Level
Spending on machine tools is projected to be way up next year. The latest Capital Spending survey indicates an eye-popping 37 percent increase in capital equipment purchases in 2015. What does this mean to you?
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