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Parts Cleaning

Industrial Cleaning Shop Zeros In on Precision

This parts cleaning company is elevating its efforts to become a technical cleanliness expert, which presents an exciting, yet sometimes arduous, journey. The ongoing education of the team as well as significant investments in equipment and processes attribute to this shop’s success.

Lori Beckman

Lori Beckman

Senior Editor, Products Finishing
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An Unexpected, But Cool, Triple-Brand Alliance

An Unexpected, But Cool, Triple-Brand Alliance

I never envisioned Gardner Business Media brands Production Machining, MoldMaking Technology and Plastics Technology would cover the same manufacturer in the same month no less. But it happened for our May 2024 issues.

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As companies have worked to meet new challenges while capitalizing on emerging opportunities, many have discovered the need to radically rethink fundamental aspects of how they do business.

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Cutting Tools

Producing Micro Screws for the Watch Industry

Cutting tools play a key role in machining tiny screws on Swiss-type lathes for this Switzerland-based watch manufacturer.
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Production Machining magazine
Rego-Fix Hires New National Sales Manager
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Rego-Fix Hires New National Sales Manager

Brent Broderick will manage sales team members as well as provide ongoing technical education and guidance to Rego-Fix customers.

Tsugami America Opens New Technical Center in Minnesota
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Tsugami America Opens New Technical Center in Minnesota

The new 23,5000-square-foot facility in Minnesota features a large working showroom floor for turnkeys, test cuts and training.

Tungaloy Drill System Enables Modular Tool Assembly
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Tungaloy Drill System Enables Modular Tool Assembly

The DrillMeister exchangeable-head drill system is designed to improve machining efficiency and offer versatility in operations like pre-thread drilling.

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ANCA Opens Technology Center in Korea

Located near Seoul, the new facility will enable ANCA to expand its presence in the Asian market.

CAD/CAM

Open Mind CAD/CAM Software Increases Programming Efficiency

The HyperMill 2024 CAD/CAM software enables increased NC programming efficiency in applications ranging from 2.5D machining to five-axis milling.

Cutting Tools

Horn Turning Grade Performs in Applications With Variable Hardness

The new SG66 carbide grade is suitable for reliably processing highly temperature-resistant and other difficult-to-machine steel alloys.

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Medical

Moldmaker Finds Value in Swiss-Type Machining

This multifaceted manufacturer has added CNC sliding-headstock turning technology to complement its established mold tooling production and new injection molding capabilities as it continues to pursue complex medical work along a vertically integrated path.

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Derek Korn Editor-in-Chief
Production Machining magazine
Verisurf Sign Solutions Agreement With Hexagon
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Verisurf Sign Solutions Agreement With Hexagon

Verisurf will offer complete metrology solutions that combine its model-based inspection and measurement software, training and live technical support with Hexagon CMMs.

Okuma America Corp. Announces New Personnel Appointments
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Okuma America Corp. Announces New Personnel Appointments

The company has appointed four new personnel to direct and support the company’s strategic growth initiatives in the Americas.

Sandvik Coromant Inserts Provide Stable Turning of Aerospace Components
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Sandvik Coromant Inserts Provide Stable Turning of Aerospace Components

The new insert grades GC1205 and GC1210 cover a large application area within last-stage machining and intermediate-stage machining when turning aerospace engine components.

The Importance of All of Us Getting Out

Go visit other machine shops when possible. Go to industry events. Go where you can network with others who might share the same challenges, pain points and successes as you.

Cutting Tools

Heule Spot Facing, Counterboring Tool Provides Flexible Machining

The Solo L tooling system for spot facing and counterboring is well suited for a wide range machining applications.

Single & Multi-Spindles

Methods Multitasking Machine Reduces Cycle Times

Methods Machine Tools Inc. introduces Nakamura-Tome’s WY-100V two-turret, twin-spindle precision CNC multitasking lathe to the U.S. market.

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Video Tech Brief: Quality Control is Using the Right Software

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This machine shop’s mapping software program runs on its gaging system to increase the accuracy of the probe’s tolerance measurement on the thin-walled aluminum tube machined by the shop.

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Video: Why a Production Machine Shop Started a Baseball Bat Company

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A 153-year-old manufacturer of precision, metal pins recently started a side business creating custom wooden baseball bats. The reasoning behind establishing this new company is intriguing, as is how it has helped create a stronger bond with the local community.
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Production Machining's Most-Viewed April Articles

Production Machining's Most-Viewed April Articles

Throughout April, our discussions spanned various technologies, yet a common thread emerged: workforce development. Take a look at the most-viewed articles in April, based on Google Analytics. 

GF Machining Solutions Appoints New Managing Director
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GF Machining Solutions Appoints New Managing Director

Onik Bhattacharyya will oversee the GF Machining Solutions product portfolio for the North American market region.

Kyocera Milling Tool Provides Reliable Cutting Performance
Cutting Tools

Kyocera Milling Tool Provides Reliable Cutting Performance

The MB45 series is designed to cater to a broad spectrum of machining applications, giving customers a cost-effective solution for a wide range of possibilities.

You're Almost Out of Time to Take Top Shops Benchmarking Survey

The Top Shops 2024 survey for the metalworking market is now live, alongside a new homepage collecting the stories of past Honorees. This year's survey ends April 30, though.

Medical

When a CNC Turn-Mill Doesn’t Turn

A shop in Big Sky Country uses a B-axis multitasking machine to produce complex, prismatic medical parts that require no turning complete from barstock.

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