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Stabilizing a CNC Machining Process
Process stability problems often can be attributed to the appropriateness of workholding devices and cutting tools.
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The Case for the Perpendicular Indicator
In most cases, a standard or dial indicator is adequate for gaging requirements. However, sometimes the normal orientation of a standard indicator does not work for a particular application. In this situation, a perpendicular indicator might be the better choice.
Read MoreNo Lie, Love Will Win
The pitches on behalf of manufacturing careers are often short-sighted.
Read MoreStabilizing a Machining Process: the Human Factor
The process by which a workpiece is machined is of paramount importance.
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Sometimes You Just Can’t Get There from Here
Digital indicators have increased in capability while remaining relatively low in cost. Upgrades include better and larger displays, dynamic features, and increased calculation capabilities, battery life, resolution, and accuracy. They have advanced to the point in which they can almost be characterized as portable bench-gaging amplifiers, but these advances can get you only so far.
Read MoreFirst Impressions Aren’t the Last Word
Part of the case for manufacturing relates to people.
Read MoreImportant Versus Urgent
Don’t let the search for manufacturing staff today distract you from the potential for developing employees tomorrow.
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There Is a Sieve in Your Roughness Gage
For analysis purposes, filters are used to separate wavelengths into roughness and waviness. The cutoff value functions like a sieve to separate these wavelengths.
Read MoreSPC Reporting in Manual Post-Process Gaging
In a turning center, a manual post-process gaging system can include statistical process control (SPC) reporting.
Read MoreA Few Interesting CNC-Related Websites
Here is a list of websites I frequently use to solve CNC-related problems and learn more about the subject.
Read MoreGaging Computers: Doing More with Less
Giving operators a single user interface that implements all aspects of gaging helps them become more productive and reduces the potential for error.
Read MoreComparative Gages and Temperature Compensation
The use of electronic temperature compensation in gaging has become a valuable tool in improving accuracy as well as gage repeatability and reproducibility (GR&R) in harsh manufacturing environments.
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