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Medical

Medical Machining is in the Genes

Sometimes it’s difficult to stay away. This company is an example of a precision machining family that simply can’t stop doing what it does.

Aerospace

Considerations for Machining Exotics

In manufacturing, the term “exotic” is used to describe materials that display excellent wear characteristics, durability and service life in high heat, extreme cold or corrosive environments.
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Aerospace

Consistency with Indirect Extrusion

A return to basics, paired with extensive research, proved instrumental in the enhancements of this aluminum rod and bar manufacturer’s product line.
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Aerospace

Cutting a Micron at a Time

When the task is to remove very small amounts of material, this process may be the answer.
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Swiss-Types

Manufacturing Medical Devices for Today and Tomorrow

The pace of change in medical device design and manufacturing is rapid and is fueling demand for machine tool capability that not only reduces cost per piece today, but can open doors to producing new types of parts in the future.

Aerospace

Tooling Up for Micromachining

Choosing the right tools and matching them to the correct operations and process techniques for micromachining applications is critical to success in this burgeoning market.
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Aerospace

Dealing with a Materials Shortage

Materials suppliers discuss strategies for coping with the supply challenges of today's market.
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Aerospace

Aqueous Cleaner for Aircraft Composites

The Boeing Company and Spirit AeroSystems have approved Petroferm’s CleanSafe 787C aqueous cleaner for use on carbon fiber reinforced plastics.

Parts Cleaning

Aqueous Cleaning for Aerospace

A turbine manufacturing plant phases out an obsolete vapor degreasing system, making the change to aqueous-based cleaning.

Aerospace

Single Pass Honing System with Automatic Tool Wear Compensation

Single pass honing, also referred to as diamond bore sizing, is a good way to produce parts economically when the bore is small or has thin-walled members that need to be honed.