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Ask the Expert: High Speed Machining
Initiate a dialogue with some of the industry's most respected experts. Ask Tom Delio a question related to high speed machining.
High Speed Machining ... Without The Speed
Axial chip thinning is often associated with high speed machining, but this shop uses the same effect to increase metal removal rate with a standard-size end mill run on a moderate-speed machine.
MFG.com: Marketplace For Manufacturing
(Sponsored content) An MMS InMotion presentation along with a collection of user profiles all describe how machine shops are winning new business using this online resource.
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.
Improving Surface Finish During High Speed Machining
By:
Modern Machine Shop
Many factors can affect surface finish. This answer to a reader’s question focuses on imbalance and frequency sensitivity.
The Online Optimizer
By:
Peter Zelinski
Coming soon: The Machine Tool Genome Project promises to let almost any machine shop use its machining centers more productively. Shops will benefit from tap-test findings without personally tapping any of their own machines or tools.
Software/Tooling Partnership Promises Easier HSM
By:
Peter Zelinski
High-efficiency parameters are calculated automatically—partly using a slider that lets the programmer set the level of aggressiveness.
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