February 2000 Issue
February 2000
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Modern Machine Shop
Tool Path Strategies For High Speed Machining
CAD/CAM features can be key to realizing effective High Speed Machining.
Read MoreThe Case For Additive Technology In EDM
Producing fine finishes on EDMed surfaces has long been a goal, especially for mold and die shops that operate ram-type electrical discharge machines. Lately, there has been renewed interest in using additives in the dielectric oil to achieve ultra fine finishes with graphite electrodes without excessive burn times.
Read MoreBenefits And Costs Of Process Simulation
For companies that have implemented digital manufacturing, the return on investment is there . . . but the scope of that investment goes well beyond the price of software.
Read MoreMaking Sense Of Model Data
Designs often arrive incomplete downstream. There may be no changing that. But these tools can reduce the amount of time spent on reworking customer models.
Read MoreMethods' Revamped Lineup Features Advanced Technology
“Smart” machine tools. Spindles reaching 60,000 rpm. Affordable robots for load/unload.
Read MoreMicrofinish The Taper Away
Taper plagues manufacturers of precision wear components such as camshaft and crankshaft bearing journals. Taper is a geometric characteristic that most metal removal processes have a hard time dealing with.
Read MoreFloating Plate Takes The Run . . . Out
Understanding the critical role of the grinding operation in the shop's manufacturing process, grinding machine makers continuously apply the best technical knowledge available to their machines. Often these are little innovations that help reduce the opportunities for inaccuracy to seep into the process. A typical example of such innovation is found in this manufacturer's line of grinding machine tools.
Read MoreImproved Spindle Cuts Cycle Time
Cutting speeds of 500 inches per minute are a reality with this new 15,000 rpm spindle system for high speed machining.
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