July 2000 Issue
July 2000
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Modern Machine Shop
Automatic Toolchanger For Auxiliary Spindles
For many shops, machine tools designed and dedicated to high speed milling are too expensive or too limited in productive capacity to justify. One approach around this constraint has been to mount an auxiliary spindle alongside the main spindle on a standard vertical machining center.
Read MoreThe Case For Verifying And Optimizing Tool Paths
Two very different shops illustrate the potential value of software that works between the CAM software and the CNC.
Read MoreEDM vs. Milling In Die/Mold Machining
In many die and mold shops, the choice between ram EDM and CNC milling is far less clear than it used to be. Changing technology is changing the rules.
Read MoreWinner By A Nose!
Wiper technology is designed to improve surface finish in machining applications. It involves an insert with a flat. As the 'wiper' passes through the cut, it smoothes the surface.
Read MoreProduction Without Paper
Giving operators electronic access to job information was the first step. Letting operators electronically refine that information came next.
Read MoreHold Multiple Parts In One Vise
Traditionally, machine tool buyers have relied heavily on machine tool distributors for advice on buying the equipment best suited to their particular needs. In today's Internet age, however, the buyer has unprecedented access to a world of information with which to make informed purchase decisions.
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