MMS Blog
A Shop's One-Setup Secret--It's In The Swivel
This young shop relies on its ability to complete difficult grinding jobs in a minimum of setups so that it can offer its customers an economical and efficient grinding solution. Grinders that can swivel the wheelhead under fully programmable control are the enabling technology.
Read MoreFour Considerations For Selecting Chucks And Arbors
For many rotational part applications, both ID and OD, a standard three-jaw chuck is sufficient. But if more specialized workholding is needed, here are some questions you must consider.
Read MoreZ Axis Opens New Doors For Jig Grinding
With the addition of full three-axis contouring capabilities, jig grinding is poised to take on new 3D applications.
Read MoreDouble-Disc Grinder Helps Manufacturer Of Hand Tools Strengthen Quality Control
A newly designed vertical double-disc grinding machine is allowing a leading manufacturer of multi-purpose hand tools to maintain control of tight dimensional tolerances, and excellent surface finish quality, in finish-grinding tool components.
Read MoreFagor Expands CNC Presence in U.S.
Fagor, a large electronics firm from Spain is also one of the world's larger players in CNC and related technology.
Read MoreIntegrated Manufacturing Environment Delivers Services Faster, Smarter
To meet the accelerating pace of product design, major corporations are outsourcing high-level engineering and production tasks: subcontractors and service providers like Compression, Inc. find themselves bidding not just to provide parts, but to assist their customers in executing core functions of the product development process within ever tighter time frames.
Read MoreHigh Speed Machining Of Dies And Molds
These tips from an experienced pro will help shops take some of the mystery out of the process of high speed machining.
Read MoreSnapshot Of A Computer-Integrated Job Shop
Getting some basic software packages to "talk to each other" is the latest step in this job shop's steady march toward computer-integrated manufacturing -- at least for the moment.
Read MoreJob Shop Automates Presetting With DNC
Automating tool presetting and integrating it by DNC with the shop floor was a big step for this Connecticut job shop. Immediate payback from setup reductions proved them right.
Read MoreTune Chatter Out Of Tools
A basic tenet of metalcutting is shorter tools are more rigid than longer tools and generally deliver better cutting results. Closer proximity of a cutting edge to a machining center spindle or turning center turret translates into higher feeds and speeds with better surface finish and less chatter.
Read MoreGraphite Milling Shifts Into High Gear
Mold makers and injection molders are riding a wave of increasing demand for molded plastic and cast metal parts in consumer products. Yet efficient production requires parts that need little processing or finishing after molding or casting. The challenge for die/mold makers today is to satisfy the contradictory demands for intricacy and speed.
Read MorePC-Based DNC/CNC Floats The Boat Of This Industrial Marine Manufacturer
Today, J.C. Carter Company is home to four successful divisions, 232 employees and a top-notch DNC network. But like the facilities upgrades, the DNC network took time to evolve into the high quality, easy to use system in place today.
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