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Hey Students, Let’s See What Kind of Chops You’ve Got
Attention students. Mastercam wants to see how much design and machining talent you’ve got. And there’s $1,000 at stake.
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March MBI at 54.6 – Slower Growth
The MBI showed that the metalworking industry is still growing but it is doing so at the slowest rate since August 2010.
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See the Possibilities
Using an inexpensive Web camera purchased at a local electronics store helped this shop monitor its machines via the Internet.
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MMS Chooses April 1st to Make Surprise Announcement
Despite virtually universal approval of 91Ƶվ’s move to the larger “tech manual” size in September 2008, the magazine will return to its original digest size, pending approval of top execs at Gardner Publications.
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7 Tweets About Additive Manufacturing
An article in a well-known news magazine spurred MMS editor Pete Zelinski to renew his interest in Twitter and see what others had to say about #AdditiveManufacturing.
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Prototyping Truths
Additive manufacturing has its place, but CNC machining will continue to be used for prototyping work by shops that see value in offering such a service.
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A Look Inside Fanuc Robotics
A video clip produced after a ceremony celebrating the sale of Fanuc Robotics 100,000th robot in the Americas provides brief overview of the company, its technology and its facility.
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Big Machining for a Big Gear
Here’s an example in which MAG demonstrates it knows how to use machine tools as well as build them.
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A Hair’s Width—Micro Grooving on Swiss Machines
An article about cutting grooves to the width of a human hair came within a hair’s width of appearing in our April issue. It got yanked at the last minute, so it’s offered here as it awaits publication in an upcoming issue.
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Center Rock and Setups
Just because a machine can run a part in one setup, that doesn’t mean it should.
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Swiss-Type Sculpting Serves Complex Parts Complete
With capability for continuous cutting using a swiveling B axis tool post, this Swiss-type lathe enables users to machine complex, sculpted geometry without moving parts to another machine.
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Why Shops Are Considering Swiss-Types
These days, more traditional job shops are installing—or at least eyeing—Swiss-types. Here are some reasons why.
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