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Manufacturing Summer Camps:
Inspiring The Next Generation Of Skilled Workers
It takes fresh ideas. It takes money.
One of the fresh ideas I find appealing is sending young people to “manufacturing camp” during the summertime. These camps help adolescents and teens become aware of careers in manufacturing at an age when they are still choosing paths for their future. The money supporting these programs comes from individual donors and corporate sponsors. Major sponsors include the Gene Haas Foundation, Amada America and The CNA Foundation.
Why would the charitable arm of an insurance company be a donor? It’s good for the company and its customers, too. READ MORE 
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The DUO Series from Makino is the first wire EDM to offer a DuoSpark generator
AND a dual wire guide option. This means faster, more accurate machining that
increases cutting speeds by up to 30% and reduces wire consumption by as much
as 40%. See the DUO43 and DUO64 machines in action at www.makino.com/DUO. |
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Ask An Expert: How Do You Machine a 30:1 Hole In Stainless Without The Drill Wandering?
MMS Online provides access to a number of industry experts who will field your questions about various aspects of metalworking technology such as CNC, gaging, micromachining, measurement and aerospace machining. They also answer questions such as the one in this section’s title.
So, how do you machine a 30:1 hole in stainless without the drill wandering? One answer is to check various aspects of the drilling process. Another answer is not to use a drill at all.
Read the full question and answer.
To see the whole panel of experts and submit your own question, click here.
Industry Information
More About Holemaking
Holes come in all sizes and L:D ratios. A recent “holemaking basics” article from Seco Sweden has some useful tips and points of wisdom about today’s holemaking techniques. The discussion about how to enlarge existing holes (rough boring versus reaming versus finish boring) is especially interesting. Seco products are highlighted throughout.
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Perfomax drills with indexable inserts are recommended
when
cost
is an issue
and tolerance demands are not extreme.
Case History
Two Multitasking Machines Do The Work Of Ten
The power of multitasking machines is evident when you consider the experience of Precision Downhole Pumps, a division of Cameron International, in Iola, Kansas. Two twin-spindle, twin-turret turning centers with Y-axis milling capability are finishing complex jobs in one setup instead of the six formerly required. The new machines, from Doosan Infracore, have reduced manufacturing time by more than 30 percent. READ MORE
Want to learn more about multitasking? Be sure to read our July issue of Modern Machine Shop.
Precision’s multitasking machines feature twin spindles,
two tool turrets and milling capability on the Y axis.
Our Next Issue
Those Do-It-All Machines
Feature articles in Modern Machine Shop’s July issue focus on multiple facets of multitasking machines. A look at how three diverse shops are using these machines in creative ways shows the range of their flexibility.
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