November 2010 Issue

November 2010

From Job Shop Chaos To Lean Order
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From Job Shop Chaos To Lean Order

Classic lean manufacturing principles are practically taken as gospel, but benefits can be elusive for manufacturers that produce a variety of parts in low volumes. This shop took a different approach to lean—one aided by software that helped identify a more efficient machine layout based patterns in part routings.

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Features

Featured articles from the November 2010 issue of Modern Machine Shop

Impressions of IMTS 2010

Given what we’ve experienced since the last IMTS, this was a wonderfully uplifting show.

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Water Conservation in Waterjet Machining
Aerospace

Water Conservation in Waterjet Machining

This job shop’s water reclamation system also extends the life of waterjet machine hardware.

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Understanding Post Processors
CAD/CAM

Understanding Post Processors

What is a post processor? A software engineer from CNC Software, makers of Mastercam programming software, explains the different types of CNC post processors, the different types of post processor users and the different levels of functionality in post processors.

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