March 2012 Issue
March 2012
Features
Featured articles from the March 2012 issue of Modern Machine Shop
Targeted Five-Axis Machining
Focusing on a particular part size range allows this shop to use a versatile type of five-axis machine tool. Five-axis machining now makes up 40 percent of the shop’s business.
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Some Laser Marking Basics
The proper marking method that should be used depends on the workpiece material and the quality requirements.
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Moving Forward in Reverse
This versatile shop leverages portable CMM technology to steadily grow the reverse engineering portion of its business.
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Making It Easier to Program Turbo-Machinery Parts
5-Axis MultiBlade from Gibbs & Associates is designed to make it easier for CNC programmers to create five-axis tool paths for machining blisks, impellers and similar turbo-machinery parts.
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Improved Break-Out Detection for Small-Hole EDM
The Current EDM RT6050 features software and hardware upgrades that improve the ability to detect when the electrode breaks out of the bottom of a hole.
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A Big-Picture View of Micromachining
Matrix Tooling makes injection molds for components that have features you cannot see.
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Sometimes You Just Can’t Get There from Here
The Right Estate Plan Is Your Best Investment
If Not That, Then What?
Take Care: Don’t Backslide During Improvement
