Metal Cutting

Retrofits Lift Venerable Machines to New Heights

By: Modern Machine Shop
Retrofitting nine 20-year-old skin mills at Boeing’s plant in Auburn, Washington reduced machine downtime and improved both safety and productivity. ...MORE

Device Rejuvenates Legacy Control System

By: Modern Machine Shop
An old but still very usable vertical turning center became easier to operate, and actually realized more cutting time, thanks to a control retrofit that cost only hundreds of dollars. ...MORE

Tool Certainty

By: Peter Zelinski
For GKN Aerospace to overcome tool-related variations on its largest milling machines, it had to confront error sources that go unnoticed in many shops. ...MORE

Mind The Mechanicals Before Upgrading Your CNC

By: Edited by: Derek Korn
Don’t plan a control retrofit project too narrowly. Proper mechanical alignment is a key part of a comprehensive approach to upgrading a machine’s CNC. ...MORE

Automation Helps Move To High-Volume Production

By: Modern Machine Shop
This tool manufacturer had to automate its processes after switching from low-volume special orders to high-volume production runs. Since implementing Tsudakoma tilting rotary tables along with robotics and a pallet conveyor, the shop has increased sales by 400 percent. ...MORE