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Aerospace

Tall AM Build Envelope Cuts Months of Aerospace Prototyping

By using SLM Solutions’ vertically extended SLM 800 3D printer, Safran was able to develop and produce a large component for landing gear on a small business jet in days instead of months.

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Economics

Metalworking Index Eases After Setting All-Time High

The Gardner Business Index: Metalworking had a July reading of 61.2, indicating a slowing expansion, while supplier backlogs and new orders remain largely unchanged. 

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Automation

No Such Thing as Luck: A One-Person Shop Owner’s Success Story

You could say he’s a lucky Guy. He has the ideal setup for a moonlighting at-home-machinist: The perfect location, the perfect day job, and a double-threat skill set that allows him to hire himself for prototyping and low-volume production work. But Guy Driscoll’s biggest talent might be creating his own luck.

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Automation

91ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ÎÛs Must Invest in Technology and Training

Investing in new technology, training and automation is a necessity for keeping up with the changing nature of manufacturing, according to Tony Staub, founder of Staub Precision Machine Inc.

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Moving to Horizontal Machining Cuts Shop's Cycle Time by 50%

Adopting horizontal three-axis machining may require much consideration, but Alicat Scientific can attest to almost 50% cycle time reductions with a Kiwa horizontal machine.

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Turn/Mill

Flexible Approaches to Gearcutting

Multitasking machine performs multiple gear-cutting processes without the need for a dedicated hobbing machine, providing high-mix gear producers with improved flexibility. 

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91ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ÎÛ August 2021 Edition

The August edition of 91ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ÎÛ features the latest editorial articles, expert manufacturing and machining insights, and featured columns!

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CNC Tech Talks

5 Ways to Simplify Tasks for CNC Newcomers

Manufacturers can easily train new CNC users by simplifying tasks. Learn how to simplify CNC tasks for new hires in this CNC Tech Talk.

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Basics

Machining 101: What is Five-Axis Machining?

Five-axis machining offers increased productivity and geometric flexibility, but the additional axes of motion can compromise rigidity and accuracy.

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Basics

Machine Tool Data Analysis Identifies Effective Setup Tactics

Thanks to the MTConnect standard, it is easy to create a timeline of a machine’s activities and use it to discover ways for improving operations. One example is how to reduce setup time.

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Measurement

How to Make a Surface Plate Into a Gage

Surface plates provide a stable reference surface on a large scale, enabling multiple gage setups, but they can also be turned into a gage themselves.

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CAD/CAM

Use CAM Templates to Automate Programming — The One-Person Shop #3

Capture knowledge and speed programming time by equipping the software to generate some of the routines that are used routinely.

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