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What Do Leading Shops Do? (In Five Tweets)
Leading machine shops have five things in common. Read Pete Zelinski’s series of tweets, and feel free to add to the list.
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Additive Manufacturing Instead of Forging
This footage, provided by Sciaky Inc., illustrates an additive manufacturing process that Lockheed Martin expects will save cost from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by providing a replacement for titanium forgings.
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Optical Profile Grinder Has Digital Vision
This reciprocating CNC profile grinder uses a digital profile derived from a CAD file to replace the chart or overlay required for optical profile grinders.
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Fully Committed to Zero Stock Machining
Milling critical mold surfaces to final size (or even a “tenth” undersize) literally leaves no margin for error. This takes absolute confidence in every aspect of the machining process, as well as absolute confidence that the results are worthwhile.
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Production Growing at Fastest Rate Since June 2010
The consumer durable goods industrial production index was 94.9 in April 2012. This is the index’s third highest value since February 2008.
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Expert Planning is the Foundation…
…for a machine foundation like the one described in an article about a huge vertical turning and milling machine installed at a Cincinnati area job shop. The Larson & Darby Group, the firm that designed an engineered this foundation, has a checklist to ensure that foundation design meets the requirements of both the buyer and the supplier of the machine. A glance at this checklist shows how much critical detail is involved.
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A Technology Sampling from MFG4
Here are a few items one editor spotted at the debut of a new trade show that focuses specifically on the defense, aerospace, medical and energy industries.
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Machine Tool Orders Still Strong
According to USMTO, machine tool orders in March 2012 were 2,304 units and $458,506,000. This is the fourth strongest month for machine tool unit sales since September 2008.
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An Article Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of “Gaging Tips”
George Schuetz reflects on how part-measurement strategies, process and equipment have also evolved over the past 20 years.
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CAM Considerations for Plunge Roughing
Plunge roughing is often more complicated than it appears. Here’s how one CAM program addresses some common challenges associated with this technique.
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All about Zero-Stock Machining
This technique for streamlined mold production is now well developed and widely accepted.
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A Very Cool Tool Chest
Gary Schulz, CNC manager at Eifel Tool in Fraser, Michigan, has one of the coolest tool chests I’ve ever seen. One reason it’s cool is that it has its own refrigerator.
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