May 2005 Issue
May 2005
Features
Featured articles from the May 2005 issue of Modern Machine Shop
The Prescription For Making Orthopedic Parts
This shop entered the medical machining field and succeeded there.
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New Chuck Standards Take Hold
Safety, performance checks and uniform terminology are some of the issues related to lathe chucks and chuck jaws addressed by a key industry committee.
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Biomedical Devices Drive Machining Processes To New Lows
Ultraviolet laser machining technology helps this shop stay on top of shrinking feature and hole sizes common to the latest biomedical components.
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Machining Centers Reconsidered
A stable customer relationship gave this shop the chance to fundamentally change its equipment.
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A Quick Look Inside Internal Thread Whirling
Using choreographed movement of workpiece and oscillating tool, internal thread whirling can produce difficult helical threads inside parts such as ballscrew nuts.
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A Time To Tap, A Time To Mill
Thread milling and tapping are two methods for machining threads in a hole. Tapping is more popular, but thread milling has several advantages that might be important in your application.
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CAM Software For Turning With Wiper Inserts
A wiper insert can achieve a smooth finish while turning at a high feed rate, but the insert's complex geometry makes programming accurate tool paths difficult. A CAM company working with a supplier of wiper inserts has addressed this problem.
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The Gaging Environment
Verify CNC Program Correctness
Establishing Manufacturing Cells
The Wealth Transfer Plan Test
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