July 2002 Issue
July 2002
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Modern Machine Shop
Rethinking Machine Tool Spindles
Through extensive research involving more than 4,000 individual tests, this company determined that unequal air pressure - caused by the location of ports around the circumference of a spindle's seals - creates adjacent zones of high and low pressure inside the seal.
Read MoreDNC With A Direction
A small shopfloor network lays the groundwork for large-scale, low-cost DNC throughout a major manufacturing facility.
Read MoreKorea Shows It Can
Machine tool builders in Korea have been playing a catch-up game for the past decade. A review of current developments in machine tool technology indicates that Korea is rapidly pulling up with manufacturers in Japan, Europe and the United States. The products from Korea closely match their counterparts from other global suppliers in terms of capability and quality.
Read MoreBreaking The CAM Logjam
A manufacturer of metal stampings bridges the gap between generations of hardware and software.
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