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90 Cubic Inches Per Minute in Titanium
Mag says its XTi super profiler is designed to remove metal at impressive rates. Its first two machines are are being used for aerospace applications.
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Industrial Production Still Growing Faster
The consumer durable goods industrial production index shows a strong rate of growth.
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Inherently Automated
Automatic loading and unloading is a central design principle of the vertical turret lathe.
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Lean from the Beginning
How would you design a new plant if you could begin today? Rolls-Royce Crosspointe is a major manufacturing site that was planned from the outset with the expectation that continuous improvement would always be part of its culture.
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MT Connect: Two Shops Share Their Experience
For two shops in northern Indiana, using MTConnect for machine monitoring was just the start. Both shops are now ready to implement other promising applications.
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Keeping an Eye on Five
Five-axis machining is becoming more popular. Here’s an online source for five-axis machining articles and video.
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June Machine Tool Orders Remain Strong
More machines worth more money are being sold, and the trend is predicted to accelerate.
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Video: CT Scanning for Mold Inspection
Injection mold maker NyproMold uses CT scanning to validate molds.
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Breaking Through to Stable Large-Hole Drilling
A new drilling head from Seco Tools offers three points of contact to provide stability in applications involving deep, large-diameter through-holes.
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Win a $60,000 Turning Center
Tell Hurco a bit about what you like about the company and its technology, and you’ll have a shot at a free turning center.
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Shop's Success Turns on Swiss-type Technology
During the past few decades, the Swiss-type lathe has evolved from a niche product to a go-to platform for done-in-one production of small precision parts. This shop has evolved right along with it.
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Combining Skiving and Burnishing for Cylinder Bores
Machines engineered specifically to perform skiving and roller burnishing operations deliver precise roundness tolerances and quality surface finishes.
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