March 2001 Issue
March 2001
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Modern Machine Shop
Putting Measurement In The Loop
A precision moldmaker aims to boost production and quality by automating metrology.
Read MoreWringing Extra Life From Inserts
Throwing away worn carbide inserts? Then you may be interested in a service that not only resharpens those inserts for added use, but also guarantees that the reclaimed inserts will perform at least as well as brand new ones.
Read MoreGage Improves Thread Inspection
When Superbolt, Inc., had requests from more and more of its customers to inspect its threads to System 23 (MIL-S-8879A-23) specifications, this producer of Stud/Bolt Tensioners realized it needed to find a new method to control the quality of the company threads.
Read MoreBringing Cryogenics In From The Cold
There are numerous cases of significantly improved performance from steel and carbide cutting tools that have undergone cryogenic (deep freeze) treatment. But wide use of the process seems to suffer from a perceived lack of scientific underpinnings.
Read MoreBridgeport Machine Goes To Market On The Internet With Special Series 1 Milling
A small shopfloor network lays the groundwork for large-scale, low-cost DNC throughout a major manufacturing facility.
Read MoreWhat Shops Want In Machining Centers
This study summarizes a few of the findings in a newly released report on CNC machining center buyers. The 233-page report focuses on the perceptions and priorities of this group
Read MoreOverriding The Skills Shortage
With experienced operators in short supply, this shop developed a software solution to compensate.
Read MoreWinning Seal Maker's Approval With Surface Measurement
One shop is using this important tool to bring its processes under tight control.
Read MoreAll For One, And One For All!
In a scene from the recent movie “The Gladiator,” a former Roman general finds himself in the Colosseum with a small band of men armed with swords and shields who are about to be sacrificed in a re-enactment of the Battle of Carthage. The general tells his comrades, “I don’t know what’s about to happen, but I know we’ll be better off if we face it together than if we try to fight alone.
Read MoreCutting Time
This company modified its production process to cut not just metal, but also setup time, costs and the effects of the labor crunch.
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