September 2013 Issue
September 2013
Features
Featured articles from the September 2013 issue of Modern Machine Shop
G28 Versus G53
Which command is better to get your machine axes to the reference position?
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Flexible Fixturing Speeds CMM Inspection
Modular fixturing components enable users to realize fast change-overs on CMMs to open inspection bottlenecks and reduce machine tool downtime waiting for part measurement.
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Average Chip Thickness Dictates Milling Performance
Attaining the correct average chip thickness for a particular insert should be a chief goal in any milling application. Here's an explanation of what that term means and why it's important.
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(Un)Stoppable Automation for the Mold Shop
“We knew the MegaCell had to be designed for complete flexibility from the start,” says Len Graham, the business unit manager at Rexam Mold Manufacturing (RMM), a division of Rexam Healthcare, in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago.
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Reducing the Cost of Water Recycling
This evaporator system is an affordable, yet effective, alternative for manufacturing water reuse and recycling.
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From Aggravation to Lights-Out Production
Automated machining has transformed this South Carolina shop. However, achieving unattended production involved far more than just shutting off the lights.
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The R&D Tax Credit
G28 Versus G53
Are You Willing to Let Them Play?
A Wearing Subject
Where is Your "Herbie"?
