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Honing On A Horizontal Machining Center
A specially designed tooling package for honing operations, along with live, on-board gaging, allows critical honing operations to move to HMCs, thereby eliminating several separate steps on multiple dedicated machines.
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MTConnect Is For Real
Introduced at IMTS 2008, this communications protocol for CNC machines and other manufacturing equipment is already helping shops and plants implement effective machine monitoring systems. Although these "early adopters" are motivated by the long-term promise of enterprise-wide efficiency gains, their experience with pilot projects shows that benefits derived in the short term are substantial and worthwhile.
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Windmills are fantastic, producing energy from an endless source without waste. Their increasing importance as a power supply is welcomed. We have great solution examples for: Connecting ring, Min shaft, Hub, Ring gear and planetary carrier.
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The Responsiveness Robot
For this lean shop dedicated to low-inventory kanban relationships with customers, the most critical measure of efficiency revealed the value of robotic loading.
Read MoreSuppliers Speak Up About MTConnect
Growing support for MTConnect among suppliers is a strong indication that this communications standard is taking hold.
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CYCLO COOL 900 Series
(Sponsored Content) MAG’s CYCLO COOL 900 cutting fluid series has a unique formula that performs well within the aerospace industry in replacing typical soluble oils and semi-synthetics. These fluids provide huge cost savings in reducing non-scheduled cleanings, fluid maintenance and usage of MWF additives. Customers are also able to recycle these fluids without excessive amount of maintenance, equipment and additives.
Read MoreMind The Mechanicals Before Upgrading Your CNC
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.
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Going Lean Has Positive Benefits For Metal Finishing
The rationale behind lean manufacturing applies very directly to metal coating and finishing processes. The cost savings are often greater than one might expect.
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Cutters Compress To Effectively Machine Composites
The combined up-cut and down-cut spiral flutes on these cutters compress layered composites to prevent delamination during machining.
Read MoreApplying Minimum-Quantity Lubrication: 3 Articles and a Video
These three articles and a video explain why shops should consider minimum quantity lubrication.
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Machine Tool Specification Information Made Available To MMS Online Visitors
A powerful new capability will allow MMS Online visitors to compare machine tools by brand and capability to speed and simplify the search for the right machine.
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How Stylus Choice Affects CMM Accuracy
Measurement uncertainty and inconsistency can result when an improper CMM stylus is chosen. A metrology products manufacturer details four aspects of stylus choice that can impact overall CMM accuracy.
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