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Dial Down or Dial Up?
Vibration analysis may be the machining center’s missing piece. If you haven’t performed this analysis on your high speed machine, you probably don’t know what the machine can do.
Another Angle On HSM
The savings in setup time were welcome enough, but this mold maker found that a 3+2 machining center also accelerated its use of high speed machining.
High Speed Leads to Lights-Out
By:
Derek Korn
This mold maker has become more competitive by establishing a high speed machining process that is predictable enough to confidently run lights-out.
Inserts Withstand Heavy, High-Feed Cuts
By:
Modern Machine Shop
Swapping standard button inserts for a new grade from Ingersoll helped this manufacturer of downhole oil-drilling equipment double throughput on a troublesome arbor milling job in hardened steel.
Video: Linear Motor Machines at Die Tech
By:
Peter Zelinski
Machines with linear motors instead of ballscrews have increased productivity for one die maker.
What Your Handbook Isn’t Telling You
By:
Peter Zelinski
Tony Schmitz, professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, gives a presentation on machine tool dynamics. Learn the role that this concept plays in realizing your optimal machining center performance.
Maximizing Power for High Speed Hog-outs
By:
Modern Machine Shop
A reader asks a question related to the rated power of a machine tool spindle.
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