Aerospace
Machine-Ready Blanks Help Shops Reduce Setup Time and Scrap
Machine-ready blanks from TCI Precision Metals are designed to help shops shorten setup time and reduce amounts of scrap. These blanks are ready to ship but can also be custom ordered.
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Small Hole EDM Drill With Automation
The SY-4060 is a part of a lineup of CNC EDM drills from Belmont Equipment & Technologies.
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How to Turn Machine Shop Downtime Into Process Expertise
To take advantage of a lull in business, JR Machine devised a week-long cutting tool event that elevated the shop’s capabilities with aerospace alloys.
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When Organic Growth in Your Machine Shop Isn’t Enough
Princeton Tool wanted to expand its portfolio, increase its West Coast presence, and become a stronger overall supplier. To accomplish all three goals at once, acquiring another machine shop became its best option.
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The Strategic Value of Machine Tool Flexibility
This aerospace and defense supplier has a strategy to take advantage of the flexibility in its newest and largest five-axis gantry-type machining center.
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Toolpath-Level Machine Monitoring Improves Aerospace OEE
Machine monitoring software that records historical efficiency to the toolpath level helped aerospace manufacturer Leesta improve its OEE by ten points.
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Beyond the Machines: How Quality Control Software Is Automating Measurement & Inspection
A high-precision shop producing medical and aerospace parts was about to lose its quality management system. When it found a replacement, it also found a partner that helped the shop bring a new level of automation to its inspection process.
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Digital Twins Give CNC Machining a Head Start
Model-based manufacturing and the digital thread enable Sikorsky to reduce lead times by machining helicopter components before designs are finalized.
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Best Practices: Machining Difficult Materials
Cutting hardened steel, titanium and other difficult materials requires picking the right tools, eliminating spindle runout and relying on best practices to achieve tight part tolerances.
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Can Transparency Bring More Efficient Sourcing?
A resource that aims to be free for machine shops asks detailed capability information so parts can be matched to producers, and OEMs can target RFQs to shops that are ready to run the work.
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