January 2010 Issue
January 2010
Features
Featured articles from the January 2010 issue of Modern Machine Shop
Triple Tap Life
A maker of vehicle components finds that a treatment process for taps produces dramatically longer tool life.
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Get The Feed Rate Right When Thread Milling
Does your machine control specify radial feed rate from the edge of a tool or its center? Not knowing can cause much longer cycle times or greatly reduced tool life during thread milling operations.
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“Intelligent” Chuck Regulates Clamping Force
Hainbuch is working to develop an “intelligent” chuck that monitors actual clamping forces on the workpiece and triggers necessary corrections automatically.
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Machining Reimagined As A Lean Resource
It was a bold move for this company to install four new machine tools, including two turn-mills, at one time, but it was the only way to take the lean journey to a higher level.
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Use The Tools That Are Available
Typically, creating holes isn’t a daunting task. However, programming, machine set up and cycle times can be prolonged when a part has numerous hole diameters. A new feature-based CAM strategy automatically determines how best to combine drilling and milling to create the holes using only the tools already loaded in a machine.
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Understanding Custom Macro Version A
A Relationship To Grow
The Power Of Checklists
Insurance Secrets They Don’t Want You To Know
Dealing With Dirty Patches
