June 2013 Issue
June 2013
Features
Featured articles from the June 2013 issue of Modern Machine Shop
Baklund: Lessons About Additive
Make extras. Make the part before even winning the job. Additive manufacturing encourages atypical strategies such as these.
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Additive Manufacturing in the Job Shop
This small shop invested in production 3D printing in part because its owner expects other manufacturers to make the same move. He wanted a head start.
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Probe Enables Finish Measurement on CMMs
The SFP1 probe uses technology incorporated in Renishaw’s five-axis Revo measuring head to facilitate surface finish measurement on CMMs.
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How One Job Shop Tackled Tungsten
When this aerospace job shop settled on machining tungsten alloys and other heavy metals as its specialty, it had to have a machine tool, cutting tools, workholding and process know-how to succeed.
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Space-Efficient Automation for CNC Lathes
Loader moves entirely within the footprint of the machine.
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Retention Pins that Both Position and Clamp
Shops and fixture manufacturers commonly use spring-loaded retention pins in their workholding devices to ease part loading.
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Getting the Most from Your Comparator Stand
It Takes a Network to Conquer the Tax Beast
Family Matters
The Lean Workplace—a Safer Place to Work
