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Solid PCD Drill Tip Cleaves Composites
A solid PCD tip and a third flute provide improved edge sharpness, thermal conductivity and stability compared to PCD vein or dual-brazed tip designs.
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These U.S. Shops Are Ready For the “Internet of Things”
For two manufacturing companies in northern Indiana, using MTConnect for machine monitoring was the start. This step forward is possible because this open and royalty-free standard for manufacturing uses proven Internet protocols.
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Video: Horizontal Boring Mill Turns 23-Foot-Diameter Part
This shop leverages large-scale multitasking machines. Learn why, and see one of its horizontal boring mills turning a terribly big mining industry part.
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Video: Should You Downsize Your Inserts?
A video from Tungaloy demonstrates how its EcoTurn turning inserts can provide a cost-effective alternative to larger inserts.
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Downsize Your Turning Inserts
A white paper written by John Mitchell from Tungaloy Canada.
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Contraction Slows Noticeably
With a reading of 48.1, Gardner’s MBI showed that the metalworking industry contracted at a much slower rate in September.
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Mazak Invests in Production Capacity, Future Workforce
Next year, Mazak will celebrate 40 years of manufacturing in Kentucky. In time for that anniversary, the company will complete the latest expansion of its Kentucky manufacturing facilities—an expansion that is currently underway, and that aims at increasing the production capacity at this site from 140 machines per month to as many as 200.
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Radar-Based Collision Protection
Researchers are working toward radar-based collision protection for machine tools. Here are some thoughts about what a development such as that might mean.
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Learning Manufacturing and Funding Education
Read through Marshfield High School’s list of college scholarships, and one of the listings you’ll see is the “Marshfield Pirate Shop Scholarship.” The Pirate Shop is this Oregon school’s manufacturing instruction program.
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Harnessing the Holding Force
Inserts engineered to augment the vise’s effectiveness allow work to be held rigidly on a tiny clamping area.
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New Sights at Absolute
An Oktoberfest celebration at Absolute’s Mason, Ohio technical center featured new product lines from Precihole and Nexturn, as well as an automated cell demonstrating the company’s capabilities as a FANUC Authorized Integrator.
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In Need of “Floor-Ready” Prospects?
This collaborative training initiative gives shopfloor prospects the chance to contribute right away.
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