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Writers and Part Makers Need to Get a Grip
(This dovetail fixture exemplifies the principle that getting a good grip on the workpiece is essential.
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Fade Away or Burn Out?
Roll into the cut by following an arc that curves in the same direction as the tool rotation.
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The Online Optimizer
Coming soon: The Machine Tool Genome Project promises to let almost any machine shop use its machining centers more productively. Shops will benefit from tap-test findings without personally tapping any of their own machines or tools.
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This Chuck is Like an Airplane
The composite chuck is in the foreground with the dark-colored body.
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Zayer Sizes Up the Large Machine Market
Republic Lagun Machine Tool Co. is promoting this line of traveling column machines to users in the wind turbine, airframe, oilfield and rail industries.
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Machining for Air Quality
Honing experts describe the significance of this machining process for meeting the most recent emissions standards affecting cars, trucks and other vehicles.
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Let the Tool Path Help the Tool
A cutting tool supplier works in CAM software to create processes that extend tool life and improve performance.
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Machine Tool Unit Sales Up 99% in October
According to USMTC, machine tool sales in October were 98.7% (units) and 174.2% (real dollars) more than in October 2009.
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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for… Plunge Roughing?
Plunge roughing involves taking a series of overlapping passes along the Z axis.
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The Big Picture in a Big Picture
One thing about a tabloid-sized publication—it can depict a manufacturing concept in a poster-sized presentation.
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Machining’s Role in Making Custom Guitars
A healthy amount of machining goes into creating custom guitars like this beauty.
Read MoreThe Education Gap Catches Up with Us
There is a reason why the industry at large has not noticed the decline in manufacturing vocational education and other manufacturing training programs as much as it otherwise might have.
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