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The Case For Verifying And Optimizing Tool Paths
Two very different shops illustrate the potential value of software that works between the CAM software and the CNC.
Read MoreWinner By A Nose!
Wiper technology is designed to improve surface finish in machining applications. It involves an insert with a flat. As the 'wiper' passes through the cut, it smoothes the surface.
Read MoreAre Two Ballscrews Better Than One?
A dual ballscrew arrangement on the Z axis leaves the middle of the base open for chip evacuation, solving the problem on table feed Z-axis, horizontal machining centers.
Read MoreTool Monitoring May Be An Essential Part Of Unattended Machining
To take advantage of unattended machining, shops will most likely be forced to utilize some type of tool monitoring system.
Read MoreFor Unattended Machining, Attend To Pre-Process
Efficient use of labor is a primary goal of unattended machining. To successfully reduce process intervention, all of the manufacturing disciplines must participate. Accomplishing this requires detailed pre-process planning, which is the key to optimizing machine, material and manpower resources.
Read MoreCNC Hole Making Without A Programmer
With NC programs created automatically, this shop goes straight from the designer to the machine tool.
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Look-ahead is a common CNC capability today. The term describes the control's ability to read ahead some number of blocks in the program, to anticipate sudden changes in speed or direction and react accordingly. Different CNCs look ahead different numbers of blocks. But are more blocks better?
Read MoreIs Magnetic Workholding For You?
Holding metal parts with magnets is migrating from surface grinding to broader application in general metalworking processes, especially milling. Advances in magnetic technology are causing many shops to re-evaluate how they hang on to workpieces. Here’s a look at how magnets may be a viable workholding solution for your shop.
Read MoreInterlocking Serrated Surfaces Enhance Modular Fixturing
This pedestal-type workholding fixture matches its grooves and ridges naturally and automatically aligns the surfaces of the workpiece, making subsequent reclampings highly repeatable.
Read MoreCutting The Cost Of Custom Machines
There is a gap between the price of one of this builder's custom machines and the maximum price that even many large contract shops can afford to pay for capital equipment. But that gap is getting smaller.
Read MoreMachining The Majority Of Job Shop Parts
This builder has introduced a compact vertical machining center and a compact lathe, both with the same full CNC functionality as larger machines.
Read MoreAgile Or Lean?
Either way, machining centers may make sense. When CNC machines are used for high-volume work, this question comes first.
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