December 2002 Issue
December 2002
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Modern Machine Shop
The Software Around The Machine
Walk into Mori Seiki's Digital Technology Laboratory (DTL) in Sacramento, California, and you might think you've instead wandered into a West Coast extension of the United Nations. The facility is dedicated to software development and engineering for the machine tool builder worldwide, and the makeup of the staff certainly speaks to diverse needs of a global market.
Read MoreA Boring System For Non-Round Holes
Machining an out-of-round bore is easy if you're not particular about the location or magnitude of the roundness error. But accurately machining a hole that has a precisely defined non-round profile is a capability that would seem to be well beyond what a standard boring bar can accomplish.
Read MorePushing The Profile
A collaborative effort by three grinding companies has resulted in a process for creating profiles in diamond grinding wheels. It solved a knotty manufacturing problem for one Connecticut manufacturer and holds promise for others.
Read MoreThe Post-Machine-Shop Process
Making the transition from batch production to a build-to-order strategy meant removing the kinds of barriers that separated machining from the rest of manufacturing.
Read MoreHolding The Center
Using a collet-type workholding system, a high-volume shop improves accuracy when machining round parts.
Read MoreFlexible Grinding, No Grinder Required
At the heart of this process for lean manufacturing of nickel alloy turbine blades are CNC machining centers equipped with grinding wheels.
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