August 2001 Issue

August 2001

Five Problems With CNC Milling Cutter Radius Compensation

The many rules of programming CNC cutter radius compensation can make machining problems difficult to diagnose and correct.

Features

Featured articles from the August 2001 issue of Modern Machine Shop

High-Speed Machining 1 Aug 2001

The Starting Point

Speed is just the first step. Using that speed effectively may require changes to your assumptions about machining.

High-Speed Machining 1 Aug 2001

Using machining centers that might otherwise mill electrodes, this Minnesota mold shop does its cutting directly in steel. The streamlined process has exceeded expectations and yielded a striking increase in sales.

CAD/CAM 15 Sep 2001

Using CAM To Unlock Your Turning Machine's Potential

Armed with multiple spindles, multiple turrets, C-axis control and powered tooling capable of moving in the Y axis, production turning machines today are powerhouses of productivity.

Automation 1 Aug 2001

Processing The Process

The high speed horizontal machining centers in this manufacturing cell represent a very efficient process for machining cast iron transmission cases. How the crew runs and maintains this cell represents a very efficient process for making this cell ever more productive and cost effective.

Aerospace 1 Aug 2001

Getting The Time Out Of Titanium

For Boeing engineers successful at high speed machining of aluminum, the next step is to mill faster in a more constraining metal.

Die/Mold 1 Aug 2001

Prescription For Success

For an Ontario mold shop, higher cutting speeds meet the challenge of producing optical-quality surfaces.

1 Aug 2001

Volume II, Issue VIII

RFQ Review Request For Quote (RFQ) sites are generating more interest around machining shops and plants these days. For the uninitiated, RFQ sites allow “buyers” of services to post work online, prospective “suppliers” to review and “quote” on those jobs, and the buyers to then award jobs to one or more of the participants.