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Dielectric Oil Dramatically Reduces EDM Maintenance

Plagued by repeated small fires that interrupted its wire EDM throughput, this cutting tool manufacturer changed its dielectric oil and both eliminated fires and reduced its oil consumption.

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Oil & Gas 13 Sep 2022

4-way Bed Precision Lathe Features Automated Cycles

Long and thin workpieces can be machined without reclamping on this new machine from Weiler, according to the company.

Oil & Gas 6 Sep 2022

3+3 Air Chuck Features Extended Stroke and Self-Centering

To keep up with the demands of the oil and gas industry, SMW Autoblok introduces BBFZA2G Air Chuck, featuring an extended stroke clamping range and three self-centering jaws.

Milling Tools 4 May 2022

Five-Axis Changes Weldments Into Monolithic One-Piece Parts

Moving from welding to five-axis machining enabled Barbco to redesign its weldments as monolithic one-piece parts with improved strength and repeatability.

Aerospace 10 Feb 2022

Starrag Adds Machining Center to Kentucky Lab

The new turbine blade machining center is designed to support aerospace and energy customers. It incorporates solutions from Blum-Novotest, Haimer.

Aerospace 2 Feb 2022

Robot Frees EDM Drill From Machine Enclosure

CNC integration with a six-axis arm provides precise enough positioning to shape air- and gas-flow holes in aerospace and power generation parts.

Die/Mold 10 Jan 2022

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Oil & Gas 29 Sep 2021

Four-Flute Carbide Drill Increases OWSI's Feedrate Fourfold

Ceratizit’s line of WTX-HFDS drills saved OWSI 3.5 minutes per part on a difficult job and completely eliminated a secondary operation, increasing profitability.

Oil & Gas 21 Sep 2021

Siemens Launches New Enclosed Drive System

Siemens says the Sinamics G120XE is ideal for industries such as oil and gas, petrochemical, wastewater, power plants, industrial climate control and refrigeration.

Aerospace 14 Sep 2021

Desktop Metal Acquires Metal AM Manufacturer Aidro

Aidro produces hydraulic and fluid power systems across a wide range of industries. The company uses complex geometries to reduce weight, save space and consolidate multiple components into one, which eliminates assembly and welding requirements.

Oil & Gas 13 Aug 2021

Capture 3D's Digitizer Accelerates Scanning

Eastec 2021: Capture 3D claims its digitizer can collect up to 12-million points per scan in 0.2 seconds.

Oil & Gas 5 Mar 2021

Continuous Improvement Requires Continuous Effort

So-called “busywork” hones natural instincts for reform as a specialist CNC machine shop adapts a more formalized methodology.

Oil & Gas 19 Feb 2021

Allied Machine Expands Boring Line with Wohlhaupter VolCut

Allied Machine and Engineering has introduced the Wohlhaupter VolCut insert holder, which features a high cutting speed and material removal up to 2.755”.

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Turn/Mill 11 Apr 2020

Manufacturing Association Aids Shop’s Pivot to Ventilator Parts

After reaching out to the Austin Regional Manufacturers Association, a shop that typically serves oil and gas and heavy industry was able to quickly fill an order for ventilator parts.

Oil & Gas 26 Nov 2019

Drilling and Chamfering Tool Solves Machine Shop's Vexing Problem

An oil & gas part with a lot of holes required that Utex use two different tools to ensure burr-free inner and outer diameters. With Heule’s Vex-S tool, the shop realized time savings per cycle of an entire minute by performing drilling and chamfering in a single step.