March 2002 Issue
March 2002
Features
Featured articles from the March 2002 issue of Modern Machine Shop
Scalable Measurement And Quality
Machine shop owners face a fundamental conflict in their efforts to make metrology an integral part of manufacturing processes. On one hand, the critical relationship between quality and profitability makes metalworking professionals reluctant to change tried-and-true methods. On the other hand, however, the drive for better productivity demands that every aspect of the manufacturing process be rationalized and increasingly divorced from the realm of human subjectivity.
Read MoreSmall-Diameter Drilling Under Scrutiny
Today's smooth-running high rpm spindles not only allow shops to cut faster with standard tool designs, they also unlock the potential of tiny tools.
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Start With Waterjet For More Effective Milling
For aircraft components machined out of plate stock, this shop roughs with abrasive waterjet before finishing with conventional milling. Removing roughing from the machining center cuts cost and lead time.
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A Better Process For Hole Making
This company is in the business of drilling millions of holes in very large parts. As an established manufacturer of heat exchangers and components, the Calgary, Alberta-based company drills an estimated 1.5 million holes per year in metal plates.
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The Long View On Short-Run Work
This shop doesn’t know what parts it will machine tomorrow, but it has a good idea who its customers will be well into the future.
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Concentric Clamps Hold Down Setup Time
A problem for many shops is that workpiece blanks vary from one to another. This is especially true with molded part blanks such as castings and forgings. These variations require some flexibility from the workholding device.
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My Way Or The Highway?
Volume III, Issue III
Continuing The Search For Those Elusive Wastes
Working With Your Working Gage Blocks
Educating The Educators
Now Is The Time To Train
Vise Compensates And Centers With One Turn
Why And How The Rich Get Richer
