September 1996 Issue
September 1996
Features
Featured articles from the September 1996 issue of Modern Machine Shop
Axial Thread Rolling For CNC Lathe Users
This article is aimed at shops that have already decided to thread roll with their CNC turning centers and would appreciate more process information.
Read MoreSoft Turning Is Key To Hard Turning
For this contract shop, it's what happens before heat treat that ensures hard turning process success. They've learned getting it right early eliminates problems later.
Read MoreManufacturer Boosts Capacity With Single Setup Production
The Arbor Department at the Gleason Works (Rochester, New York) faced a capacity crunch about a year ago. Despite a process innovation, the crunch has eased but not vanished for this department, where they manufacture arbors, collets, setup gages--in fact, all of the workholding and setup devices for Gleason Works' line of gear processing machines.
Read MoreImproving Machine Tool Linear Accuracy With Laser Scales
Aerospace machine tools are flying high with accuracy enhanced by laser scales and thermal compensation. The same technology promises to benefit machine tools in other industries.
Read MoreProgramming Complex Port Surfaces Helps Dragsters Consistently Achieve 300 MPH
The designers of top fuel dragsters are constantly trying to squeeze more speed from their creations. Until recently, they rarely broke the 300 mph barrier.
Read MoreWired For Productivity
This shop successfully mixes high volume production jobs with prototype work by concentrating on high performance wire EDM.
Read MoreNear-Net-Shape Turning Leads The Way To Simpler Automation
With cutting times measured in seconds, near-net-shape applications are the proving ground for automation efficiency, repeatability and accuracy in production turning.
Read MoreMotorcycle Manufacturer Leads Way To World Class Manufacturing
One core competency that has undergone major change is gear production. Current European law mandates more strict noise control. To meet regulations set forth, Harley-Davidson motorcycles were required to reduce noise output. Anticipating that this would soon become standard in other coun-tries as well, the company modified its transmission to include gear ratio changes and high contact tooth geometry.
Read MoreAdaptable Chameleon Fits Shop Floor Needs
A precise definition of workpiece dimensions is critical for process control applications. The more data available, the better the process can be adjusted to keep manufactured parts within tolerance.
Read MoreSTL Format Files Work For Machining Tool
Clinkenbeard & Associates, Rockford, Illinois is a pattern shop making the leap into the digital age. Its craftsmen still build meticulously detailed foundry patterns and core boxes and these tools are among the last vestiges of industrial artistry.
Read MoreBallbars Will Keep Your CMM Honest
It is obvious that no one can afford to do a complete calibration of their CMM every day, but everyone can afford to do a seven minute interim check every day, or a least every Monday morning. This should be done using an artifact that encompasses the volume of the machine that is generally used.
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