Machines

Using Hybrid Additive Manufacturing, GE Leverages Turbine Blade Repair into Efficiency Improvement

An engineering modification that would have been impractical or cost-prohibitive in the past is realized on a machine tool performing metal 3D printing and machining in the same cycle.

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BTA Drilling Machine Reduces Weight of Helicopter Drive Shafts

The DeHoff BTA/STS 2084 drilling machine is designed for drilling on-center holes using the BTA/STS process for applications such as the manufacture of drive shafts for helicopter tail rotors.

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EDM

GF Machining Solutions Names Distributor for Indiana

Ellison Technologies, which also distributes the company’s products in a number of other regions, will now serve Indiana customers.

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Grinding

Grinding Center Sharpens Gear Tools

Gear Expo 2017: Haas will feature the Multigrind five-axis grinding center, which was designed for manufacturing and sharpening gear tools such as hobs.

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Buying an HMC: What Makes Horizontal Machining Centers Different

Is it time to move up to a horizontal machining center? Let’s consider some of the structural, application and design factors that differentiate HMCs from vertical machines.

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Turn/Mill

Gantry-Type Milling Machine Minimizes Cycle Times

Soraluce’s PXG-W gantry-type multitasking milling machine is said to reduce the number of clamps required and minimize cycle times and potential errors on large-sized workpieces.

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Grinding

System Balances and Monitors Grinding Wheels

Marposs has announced the availability of its P1dWB, an entry-level grinding wheel balancing and process monitoring system intended to replace the company’s E78 and E82 electronic systems.

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Grinding

Grinding Machine Magazines Hold 70 Grinding Wheels

Haas Multigrind’s CB grinding machine can be equipped with a new high-capacity 2,000 × 2,400 × 3,200-mm shelf magazine.

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Automotive

Applying Automotive Machining Lessons to Aerospace

Although motorsports are a natural focus for a shop owned by a former NASCAR driver, five-axis machining and an emphasis on process planning have opened the door to new aerospace work.

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Aerospace

Optimized Milling Strategy for Five-Axis Titanium Blisk Machining

A new finishing strategy using specially designed barrel cutters is said to reduce five-axis titanium blisk machining times by 50 percent.

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