Beating the Competition by Not Making Products
An emphasis on process rather than creating products is the goal for some metalworking companies these days.
Move to Single-Pass Honing Cuts Stator Scrap
This automotive Tier 1 supplier reduced scrap on its variable valve timing (VVT) stator bores by replacing roller burnishing operations with a Sunnen VSS-2 single-stroke honing machine.
Automated Honing Reduces Cycle Time by 75 Percent
Faced with increased demand for a critical aerospace part, this manufacturer sought to replace its manual honing machines with a CNC model. As a result, the company achieved a 300-percent increase in production, better ID surface finishes and dimens...
Metal-Bond Wheels Roll Toward New Horizons
Historically, metal-bond wheels have been perceived as too slow for jobs involving carbide tool blanks and other very hard substances. This shop's success using a specially formulated metal-bond wheel from Abrasive Technology to grind drill blanks c...
Drill Sharpener Helps Shop Hone Competitive Edge
Bringing drill sharpening operations in-house saved both time and money at this Chicago-based manufacturer. However, the sharpener itself, Darex’s XPS-16, provided additional benefits—with high accuracy and consistent results, the machine helped th...
Flexible Grinder Streamlines Drive Shaft Production
When a bottleneck arose from an application involving multiple setups, this shop invested in a new grinding machine with a full B-axis. Since then, it has consolidated the troublesome operation from three machines to one.
Unique Business Coincides With Unique Customers
Using Rollomatic grinding machines, as well as other grinding machines, this company manufactures micro-cutting tools ranging in size from 0.0002 inch to 0.125 inch.
Making Chips Vs. Making Value
In a cycle that is 90 percent grinding and 10 percent more basic metal cutting, letting the grinder perform the last 10 percent may make sense.
Surface Grinder Saves Time From Timing Belt Molds
A machine shop recently faced a challenge relating to producing large mold cores for the tooling it uses to manufacture the long-lasting, top-performing timing belts that have made the company a leading supplier of such products to automotive OEMs.
Centerless Grinder Helps Company Meet Growing Demand For Precision Specialty Met
High-volume manufacturers of cutting tools, dental instruments, solenoid valves and other precision products must have a reliable source of bar material in various sizes, finishes and metallurgical compositions to meet their processing requirements....
