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Leveraging Laser Technology
Bruce Boone says laser technology enables him to make specialized rings from titanium and other materials that his competitors can’t offer.
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Hole Making as a Core Competency
This manufacturer leverages various nonconventional machining processes to create accurate holes in a range of tough materials. In fact, precision hole-making has become one of its specialties.
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Toward the Perfect RFQ
Whether you request quotes for contract work or respond to ones from customers, an analysis of what makes an RFQ effective offers valuable insights and advice.
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“Right-Sized” Machine for Structural Aerospace Parts
This five-axis machine offers a compact footprint and atypical automated pallet changing system for small, yet challenging aerospace structural components.
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Real Products, Real Learning
Like many metalworking companies, Cardinal Manufacturing promotes its special capabilities at trade shows and other industry events. In this case, however, the company is a machine shop run by high school students.
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Use the Machine Tool to Machine Tools
This shop has developed various time-saving tool components by creating them internally, including one tooling solution now being used by other shops as well.
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Komet Expands Service Network
My visit to a recently certified Cincinnati-area tool grinding shop revealed the advantages of this regional program for Komet’s customers and new service partners alike.
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Questioning Capacity
This chart from Sober Look compares the maximum U.S. manufacturing capacity utilization in the wake of the major recessions of the last 50 years. The chart’s downward trend is striking. After each recession, we peak at less and less capacity use before starting down again.
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Lasers Offer Viable, Noncontact Alternative to Touch Probes
Specialized optics and automatic, real-time calibration make Nextec’s laser systems a viable alternative to mechanical touch probes for high-volume inspection applications involving complex geometry and tight tolerances.
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Exchangeable-Tip Drills Explained
These tools occupy a middle ground between the precision of solid carbide and the flexibility of indexable inserts.
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A Visit to Hyundai Wia in South Korea
Both this machine tool builder and this country are on the move, as I learned on a recent visit.
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Consider the Material
Starting with thick-walled, seamless tubes instead of solid barstock makes better sense for certain stainless cylindrical parts.
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