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High Speed Air Spindle Example 3: Robotic Deburring

Using an air spindle, this Fanuc robot is able to deburr castings with irregular flash.

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High Speed Air Spindle Example 4: Hand Deburring

Just a light touch is required using this device as its high speed does the cutting. Combined with low vibration and weight, this reduces the risk of stress injuries to operators.

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Coming Soon: The Edge Factor and Mountain Bike Machining

The Edge Factor is back. This time they are visiting a producer of high-performance mountain bike parts. Be sure to catch the trailer.

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Wanna Give MQL a Try?

If you own a Haas machine, here’s your chance to give minimum quantity lubrication a try.

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Shrink-Fit Heater with Built-in Cooling

Although shrink-fit toolholding is common in most shops, operator safety is a major concern. This technology enables the operator to handle the toolholder without using gloves.

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Top Shops 2011: Millat Industries

This shop invests in advanced CNC machines, CAD/CAM packages, CMM inspection systems and robotics to keep its value-added services cost effective for its customers.

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Top Shops 2011: Bley LLC

Bley eyes large-scale machining work.

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Top Shops 2011: Altech Machining Inc.

Although this shop’s specialty is production CNC turning, its secondary milling, honing (or lapping) and grinding capabilities enable it to succeed in producing accurate hydraulic valve components and assemblies.

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Top Shops 2011: Air Flow Research

One of our 2011 Top Shops, this manufacturer of high-performance cylinder heads has a long history of applying five-axis machining to create complex internal features.

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Machining with the Environment in Mind

It’s safe to assume that most shops recognize the importance of being environmentally responsible. However, benchmarking data suggests that the effort shops put into both recycling and reducing energy consumption varies.

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Top Shops 2011: Hyper-Tech

This shop uses CNC turning, milling, gear cutting, ID and OD grinding, honing and broaching to be a done-in-one supplier of machined parts.

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Top Shops 2011: Bob’s Design Engineering Inc.

B.D.E’s CAD/CAM experience helps speed customers’ products to market.

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