March 2011 Issue
March 2011
Features
Featured articles from the March 2011 issue of Modern Machine Shop
A Streamlined Alternative for Automated Tool Manufacturing
This automated, single-machine system enables tool manufacturers to completely grind mixed batches of varying tool types and sizes unattended.
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How Cameras Improve Capacity
Web cameras provide an inexpensive way to bring remote processes together, and to improve timing and confidence in unattended machining.
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Special High-Temp Alloys Spark Interest in EDM
Today’s wire EDM technology preserves the surface integrity of proprietary titanium alloys and other high-temperature materials, so aerospace and medical applications using this process are booming.
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The 400° Difference
Cryogenic machining achieves dramatic tool life gains not by flooding the cut, but by refrigerating the tool.
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Pulse Power Boosts Electrolytic Machining Accuracy
An advancement of electrolytic, or electrochemical, machining (ECM), precision electrolytic machining is a non-contact process that provides an even more accurate alternative to conventional chip-making processes for jobs involving intricate geometries, difficult-to-machine materials or stringent surface finish requirements.
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Working Well Together
What We’ll Find
Dial Vs Digital Indicators
The Wall Street Business Model is Broken
Synergy in the CNC Environment
