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How to Successfully Transition from Dial Indicators to Digital
Digital indicators bring a wealth of benefits over dial indicators, but simply swapping one for the other can lead to problems in repeatability and process durability.
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Sandvik Coromant Helps Solve Your Steel Turning Challenges With New Steel Turning Grades
Equipped with a new tougher substrate at their heart, that is reinforced by second-generation Inveio® coating technology, the new steel turning grades GC4415 and GC4425 from Sandvik Coromant offer reliable performance and superior wear resistance.
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TAITRA Event Highlights Advanced Manufacturing Strategies
At this year’s TIMTOS, the participating companies highlighted their automation and Industry 4.0 capabilities as they demonstrated a range of manufacturing technologies.
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Real Examples of 3D Printing in the Automotive Industry
3D printed end-use parts are going onto vehicles with increasing frequency. Recent real-world examples showcase additive manufacturing benefits in design, weight savings and more.
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ERP Becomes a Communication Tool
Enterprise resource planning software modules provide at-a-glance understanding of job priority and location between departments as pandemic restrictions disrupted collaborative working environments.
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Juggling Mismatches in Resolution and Least Input Increment
While CNC machining and turning systems of the past only had resolutions and least input increments equal to the displayed decimal places, new systems support more precise inputs.
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Automation Solutions featuring Hwacheon's D2-5AX and Automatic Workpiece Changer
In this digital demo, Jeong Hoon highlights many of the benefits the D2-5AX provides when machining complex shapes and parts. You will also learn how to maximize productivity during this inside look into Hwacheon’s automatic workpiece changer, the perfect solution for mass production.
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Metalworking Index Plateaus After Blistering First Quarter
Expansion of the Metalworking Index slowed in April, falling slightly to 62.2. Every component reported expanding activity, with the exception of exports.
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Five Traits Define Top Performers in Five-Axis Machining
Benchmarking data reveal how elite manufacturers make the most of more axes of motion.
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Properly Reading Dial Indicators
Dial indicators provide useful readings about tolerance ranges at a glance — but new users need to know how to set up these indicators before using them.
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Haimer Shrink Fit Toolholders Raise Boulevard's Feed Rates
Haimer’s Inductive Shrink Fit technology provides efficiency benefits over side-lock and collet holders, with Boulevard Machine & Gear seeing its feed rates more than double on certain materials.
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How Fluid Dynamics, 3D Printing Delivered a Better Air Duct
Software tools such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD) reveal geometries that can only be realized through 3D printing. HP and Siemens share an example in an episode of The Cool Parts Show: an air duct.
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