September 2023 Issue
September 2023
Digital Edition
Features
Featured articles from the September 2023 issue of Modern Machine Shop
Horizontal High-Speed Machining Saves Hundreds of Work Hours
High-speed machining is the latest change at Blair-HSM South, helping this once old-fashioned shop improve productivity and morale while enabling new work.
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How to Choose the Correct Fixed-Body Plug Gaging Solution
The two types of fixed-body plug gages are both accurate, fast and easy to use. Consider these factors when selecting one for your gaging application.
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Parts and Programs: Setup for Success
Tips for program and work setups that can simplify adjustments and troubleshooting.
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Machine Shops Move Beyond Metal Removal Rate as a Measure of Success
Metal removal rate is less of a defining factor for machining success than it once was. The reasons relate to changes in tools, processes, workpieces and machines.
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Metalworking Activity Stayed Consistent in July
Metalworking activity hung together better in July, with all but one GBI component contracting.
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Tips for Designing CNC Programs That Help Operators
The way a G-code program is formatted directly affects the productivity of the CNC people who use them. Design CNC programs that make CNC setup people and operators’ jobs easier.
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Electronic Bore Gage Automates Bore Data Acquisition
This new portable gage provides precision measurement and verification of custom parts with integrated data collection.
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Simulation and Tooling Secure High-Value Work
Simulation software and careful attention to tooling parameters have enabled Major Tool to take on ambitious projects with its complex machinery.
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Behind Schedule Preparing for CMMC? You Are Not Alone.
The Department of Defense appears to be on track to begin a phased rollout of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification assessment program by early 2025. What does that mean for defense contract manufacturers and suppliers?
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Solve Worker Shortages With ACE Workforce Development
The America’s Cutting Edge (ACE) program is addressing the current shortage in trained and available workers by offering no-cost online and in-person training opportunities in CNC machining and metrology.
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Parts and Programs: Setup for Success
