May 2008 Issue
May 2008
Features
Featured articles from the May 2008 issue of Modern Machine Shop
How PLM Helps Manage Global Supply Chains
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) can make it possible to capture information from all stages of manufacturing and production. Here are a few examples of how PLM can help optimize production processes that are spread around the world.
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Lending A Hand To The Machining Center
This coolant-operated gripper loads in the spindle like a toolholder, allowing the machining center to lift and move its own workpieces.
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Measuring Taper For Toolholders And Spindle Applications
Companies concerned about strict quality requirements regularly check toolholder tapers for wear or inaccuracy because these conditions can jeopardize the results of a critical operation. However, a shop can check tapers quickly and reliably with air gages. These devices can be used effectively without special operator training. For measuring taper in a production environment, few other methods can match the speed and performance of air, as multiple-circuit air jets can be placed in very small taper gages.
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A Tale Of Two Shows
Recent trade shows in Spain and in France displayed latest technologies for accurately machining extremely large components as well as really small ones.
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Attracted To A Better Way
Modular, magnetic workholding blocks have changed the way this shop approaches the machining of both large and small workpieces. The blocks’ portability allows them to be used on a variety of different machines. Their flexibility often eliminates the need to create custom fixtures.
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Gundrilling On A Machining Center
In many applications, gundrilling does not require specialized equipment. This article explains how gundrilling can be performed effectively on standard vertical or horizontal machining centers.
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Multiple Machine Operation—Interference
Wind Turbine Windfall?
You Can’t Beat Death, But You Can Beat The Estate Tax
Surface Finish Measurement Errors
