April 2003 Issue
April 2003
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Modern Machine Shop
Automation's Extended Reach
The experience of a Windsor mold shop offers an object lesson in machine shop automation. In an interconnected process, automating one aspect of the process offered benefits beyond what the initial planning had led the shop to expect.
Read MoreServing The Human Machine
A New Hampshire manufacturer spurs growth by expanding the medical segment of its business.
Read MoreCoolant Considerations For Medical Machining
While the proprietary nature of the actual metalworking processes used for making 'body parts' tends to be more mystique than technique, there are some things to think about for shops that are looking to do this kind of work.
Read MoreElectrode Machining Set Free
These two shops used to mill EDM electrodes on their metal cutting machines, but they have now shifted the work to graphite machining centers. Both shops say the advantage isn’t just in the cycle time savings, it’s in the inefficiencies they can now overcome.
Read MoreOn The Cusp--Faster Machining Or Finer Surfaces?
According to developers, the main feature of this new milling method is the ability to calculate a cutter location that optimizes the orientation of a milling cutter on the surface to be machined.
Read MoreHybrid Grinders For High-End Parts
This manufacturer now applies hybridization to the task of machining complex parts that require flexible grinding configurations. In addition to ordinary face grinding, for example, these machines also have the capability to grind bores, diameters and tapers.
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