May 2006 Issue

May 2006

A New Approach To Critical Fluid Maintenance

Today, viscosity can be measured precisely by a sensor device that is immersed directly under a stream of fluid or mounted in the fluid tank or pipeline. In simplified terms, the sensor uses sound waves that lose energy when emitted along surfaces of a quartz crystal in contact with the fluid.

Features

Featured articles from the May 2006 issue of Modern Machine Shop

Medical 3 May 2006

Machining’s Role In Making Cancer "History"

A machine shop in a new cancer treatment center produces components to precisely guide proton radiation to eliminate its target—cancerous tumors.

Lean Manufacturing 16 May 2006

Switzerland Is Learning To Be Lean

Earlier this year, visited a cross section of metalworking manufacturing companies in Switzerland to find out how they are meeting the challenge of globally competitive manufacturing.

Holemaking 24 Mar 2006

Turning Without Rotating The Part

For large or unbalanced parts, this machining center can perform turning or boring operations using its programmable U axis.

Workforce Development 10 Apr 2006

Online Training For Swiss-Style Lathes

This interactive online training course for Swiss-style lathes is designed to help machinists understand how these machines function, as well as how to operate them.

Medical 3 May 2006

From Donor To Shop To Surgery

This Florida shop machines bone to make surgical implants.

Vertical Machining Centers 3 May 2006

Thinking Big

This shop specifies large machine tools for the machining possibilities of the future. To prepare for the feed rates the shop expects to use one day, the latest large gantry mills apply linear motors on all three linear axes.