January 2006 Issue
January 2006
Features
Featured articles from the January 2006 issue of Modern Machine Shop
Sawing On A Machining Center
One of the unusual operations that the PBZ NT five-axis machining center can perform is sawing with a blade as much as 20 inches in diameter.
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An Analytical Approach To The Outsourcing Decision
The decision to manufacture in-house or send work overseas should not be based solely on labor cost. After an honest evaluation of its machining processes, this OEM found it was more profitable to bring work back in-house.
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Learning Before Lifting
How can an operator be assured that a particular load falls within the safe capacity of the device?
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CAD/CAM Considerations For Micromilling
Milling with tools that are smaller than 100 microns in diameter presents equipment design and toolpath-generation challenges. This NC software maker offers strategies for creating safe, optimized tool paths for micromilling.
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Revving Up The CMM
High speed, five-axis scanning promises to give throughput on coordinate measuring machines a big boost. Entire manufacturing strategies may be up for rethinking as a result.
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Steering Clear Of Corner Concerns
Tool paths based on constant stepovers often get an end mill into trouble when it heads into a corner. Using the tool's angle of engagement as the constant avoids this difficulty.
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Net-Shape Chucking Increases Hard Turning Accuracy
Heat treating a round, thin-wall part can distort the part's diameter. This lathe chuck grips an out-of-round part without forcing the workpiece perfectly round, which eliminates the spring-back effect after machining and removal from the chuck to enable a more accurate hard-turning operation.
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The Best Way To Attract And Keep Great People
Nine Enemies Of Precision Gaging
5S Event Transforms Company’s Workplace
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