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120-Meter Long FMS in New Okuma Plant
With a broad product line and the need to meet tight delivery requirements, machine tool builder Okuma faces a challenge many of its customers would recognize. Namely: the need to manufacture responsively in an environment of high product variety and low production volumes.
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How One CNC Shop Effectively Machines Glass-Fiber-Filled Plastics
You know how to machine metals, but what about plastic machining? More specifically, glass-fiber-reinforced plastic? This machine shop has it figured out.
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Anatomy of a New Bond Technology
A new vitrified bond technology features proprietary chemistry to achieve higher performance as well as extended wheel life for today’s advanced grinding machines.
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MDays Showcases DMG Mori Seiki’s Davis Campus
DMG Mori Seiki’s Manufacturing Days 2013 event in Davis, California, gave customers, press and other guests a close look at the company’s Digital Technology Laboratory and Manufacturing Factory, plus presentations on many facets of today’s advanced manufacturing.
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New Okuma Plant Relies on Automation, Production Control
The company says the DS1 facility in Japan is capable of 2 times the production capacity and 1/2 the lead time of the previous site.
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Training CNC Machine Operators
Include specific instruction that targets entry-level workers.
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Machine Shop Pitches Product Idea Through Kickstarter
Manufacturers are often closet inventors. That is true for Kevin Saruwatari of manufacturing firm Qsine. He’s using a crowdsourcing website called Kickstarter in hopes of getting the financial kick to start developing his product.
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Touch(screen) and Go
Propen’s handheld marking system is designed as an all-in-one mobile solution for permanently marking workpieces.
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Know About the “Headless Bolt” Fixturing Alternative?
This fastener enables fast workpiece change-overs compared to conventional bolts. Its compact design means there’s less cutter interference, too.
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Sandvik Offers E-Learning Classes
With 75 courses, a new e-learning program from Sandvik delves into the fundamentals (and beyond) of metal cutting processes.
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Labor Savings in Grinding
Representatives of a grinding equipment supplier comment on how this critical process can be made more efficient.
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This Blog is about Vlogs
Vlogs? That's the common name for video-blogs. Okuma America Corporation has launched a series of these educational videos on its YouTube channel that covers timely topics and practical tips for improving shop floor productivity.
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