July 2014 Issue
July 2014
Digital Edition
August Industrial Automation Supplement
Digital Edition
Features
Featured articles from the July 2014 issue of Modern Machine Shop
Swiss for Short
A Swiss-type lathe with a B-axis milling spindle and significant tooling capacity enables this shop to be more effective at complex, short-run work—work the shop otherwise might not even bid on.
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Shop Glasses Offer Video and Data Capabilities
Here are some of the applications a manufacturer sees for real-time video streaming from the machine operator's point of view.
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Automating Toolpath Optimization
New software features toolpath simulations that run during post processing and automatically updates code, with no editing required by the programmer.
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Training CNC Operators
Make sure shop newcomers know these basics before they are trained on the machines.
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A Novel Modular Clamping System
This clamping system minimizes setup times, enable a machine to access five sides of a part and provides highly repeatable positioning for bulky components.
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Deep Holes with a Difference
Upgrading its deep-hole drilling capability with a Precihole three-axis machine from Absolute Machine Tools made a positive difference in this shop’s part processing, business strategy and customer service.
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A Different Differential
Managing Quotes
Training CNC Operators
Avoid the Tax Train Wreck
Five Go-To Technologies
