Articles
Bow Machining I
Toyoda's Stealth vertical machining center is part of a manufacturing process that bow maker Mathews Inc. uses to produce 300,000 bows per year.
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Anatomy of a High-Feed Insert
An examination of Horn’s recently expanded DAH series sheds light on the design features that make high-feed milling inserts effective. These particular tools also offer their own advantages.
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The Benefits and Limitations of Machining With an Angle Head
Far from being outdated by the latest machine tool technology, angle heads often prove an ideal complement by pushing done-in-one capabilities even further. Proper application, however, requires attention to their limitations as well as their benefits.
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Trunnions Turn the Tables on Wasteful Setups
Bolt-on trunnion tables from Trunniontables.com help Indelac Controls reduce setups from six to two and cut cycle time by 40 percent.
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Events Highlight New EDMs, Micromachining Technology
Back-to-back events drew hundreds to Makino’s Auburn Hills, Michigan tech center last week for technical presentations, machine demos, networking and more.
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Why a Tech Center?
There was a time when a machine tool supplier could serve a local market sufficiently by having machines for sale in that region and having technicians available to service them. That much isn’t enough anymore, says SNK America.
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Digital Edition of GEAR Production Now Available
GEAR Production is a new publication offered as a supplement to 91ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ÎÛ and Automotive Design & Production. The theme of the first edition is seeing gear production as a supplement to your current manufacturing operations. Now anyone who wants to see this supplement can open its electronic version here for free.
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Water Recycling: The Vacuum Alternative
An evaporator system is an affordable, yet effective, alternative for manufacturing water reuse and recycling.
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MBI at 44.6: The Contraction Continues
With a reading of 44.6, Gardner’s metalworking business index showed that the metalworking industry contracted at its fastest rate since November 2012.
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Workhandling with Wood and Water
91ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ÎÛ covers sophisticated manufacturing technology, yet I admit to feeling admiration when I see shops finding cheap and simple ways to solve manufacturing problems.
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High-Tech Adhesives and Sealants Benefit the Machine Shop
This article from Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, the manufacturer of Loctite, Bonderite and Teroson brands of adhesives, sealants and surface treatments, reviews the ways strong bonds formed by these advanced materials help manufacturing companies.
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Strong bonds formed by advanced adhesives have enhanced machine tool construction, improved part assembly and made structural fabrications lighter and stronger. Here’s how adhesives could play a key role in your applications.
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