Automotive
It's Within Your Grasp -- It Will Extend Your Reach
Though high speed machining means different things to different people, all of the diverse applications of this process involve performing operations fast enough to break into a new realm of possibilities.
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Cycle Time Is In The Cut Now
High volume machining centers have become so efficient outside the cut that the widest margin for productivity gain is within it.
Read MoreTeaming Up For Turning Efficiency
When a Federal-Mogul Corporation's work volume increased five years ago with Ford Motor Company to manufacture polytetraflouroethylene (Teflon) PTFE piston rings, they turned to automated CNC turning centers to turn out millions of rings per year.
Read MoreMachining Supplier Responds To Rapidly Changing Market With Built-In Flexibility
Responding rapidly to changing customer requirements is essential in today's auto industry.
Read MoreAccurate, Efficient CMM Helps Transmission Parts Manufacturer
The speed and accuracy of CMM inspection addresses several manufacturing challenges, including tight machining tolerances, rapid conversion between jobs, 100 percent inspections and QS9000 certification standards.
Read MoreDNC Puts The Probe To Work
In this robotic machining cell, a custom DNC link "closes the loop" between the machining center's touch probe and the turning center that feeds parts to it.
Read MoreTooling Switch Improves Edge Life 25% For Bearing Manufacturer
The words 'catastrophic failure' do not roll easily off the tongue when you are the production manager for a major bearing manufacturer that supplies wheel bearings to high profile auto makers.
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