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How Process Damping Impacts Milling Stability

Process damping is a phenomenon that can increase milling stability at low cutting speeds and is affected by the cutting edge design.

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Video: 3D Printing Consolidates Assembly, Reduces Cost for Bar Feeder Component

At IMTS 2024, 3D printer supplier One Click Metal highlighted how its low-cost metal printer can help improve machining, showcasing components for Index bar feeders that were redesigned for additive. 

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Should You Add Linear Scales to Your Machine?

Knowing how scales will influence machine accuracy will help you decide if they’re worth the extra investment.

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Refining Shopfloor Processes for Mission-Critical Parts

Pacon Mfg, Inc. has not rested on its laurels as the 2020 Top Shop Honoree for Shopfloor Practices and Performance. In the years since, it has refined its processes to continue excelling in a volatile market.

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Workholding

Navigating Large-Scale CNC Machining: Suburban Tool’s Niche Strategy to Stay Competitive

Facing increasing competition from lower-cost imports, Suburban Tool made a move toward large-scale, in-house machining. By identifying a niche in large, precision angle plates and tombstones, the company has strengthened its ability to control quality and protect its reputation.

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For Soraluce's Large-Format Machines, the Heart is in the Head

Soraluce’s wide range of machine heads and the ability to have multiple heads on a single machine (with automatic changing stations) provides flexibility and reduced setups for large-format machining.

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Considerations for Machining Coolant Care

Coolant care can be simply managed if you know where to pay attention and which hazards to look out for.

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Automation

Test Bed Builds Up Robotics Research at Carnegie Mellon University

At Carnegie Mellon University’s Manufacturing Futures Institute, researchers use a robotic test bed where AMRs deliver Lego bricks to robot arms for assembly to study AI, multirobot collaboration, assembly, safety and more.

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From Process Monitoring to Quality Prediction Software

Even before inspection, Datanomix and Caron Engineering’s TMAC AI can extrapolate part quality from cut information. This information also helps shops push their tool life to its limits.

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Turning Machines

Finding the Right Tools for a Turning Shop

Xcelicut is a startup shop that has grown thanks to the right machines, cutting tools, grants and other resources.

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CNC Tech Talks

3 Task Simplifications That Reduce Production Time

A little ingenuity goes a long way toward improving machine utilization.

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Inside Machineosaurus: Unique Job Shop with Dinosaur-Named CNC Machines, Four-Day Workweek & High-Precision Machining

Take a tour of Machineosaurus, a Massachusetts machine shop where every CNC machine is named after a dinosaur! 

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