February 2024 Issue

February

February 2024

Digital Edition
When a “Boxy” Part is Machined on a Lathe
Cover Story

When a “Boxy” Part is Machined on a Lathe

South Morgan Technologies has long thrived on its ability to mill prismatic parts on a turning platform. Today, newer technology and techniques enable saying “yes” to that work than ever before.

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Features

Featured articles from the February 2024 issue of Production Machining

The Value of RFID Machine Operator Authentication

The Value of RFID Machine Operator Authentication

Can secure shopfloor employee authentication via radio frequency identification enable shops to optimize their data-driven manufacturing efforts?

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Do You Have a Plan or a Wish? Strategic Planning | Part 1
PMPA

Do You Have a Plan or a Wish? Strategic Planning | Part 1

“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”  – Antoine de Saint-Expery

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Parting Off: The Case for Standardizing on Sawing
Cutting Tools

Parting Off: The Case for Standardizing on Sawing

The value of rotary saw cutting for parting off operations could boil down to simple economics paired with process efficiency gains.

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Addressing Micro-Boring Challenges
micromachining

Addressing Micro-Boring Challenges

This boring bar/tool holding system for Swiss-type lathes is said to offer high rigidity and positioning repeatability. In addition, the boring bars can be changed out using no hand tools.

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Opening Up to Possibilities

Opening Up to Possibilities

As a business leader, are you wasting time defining barriers when you should be defining the possibilities instead?

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How Do You Know What to Do Next?
PMPA

How Do You Know What to Do Next?

Do modern, quality tools provide an answer?

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Robotic Automation Options for Vertical Turning Centers
Automation

Robotic Automation Options for Vertical Turning Centers

Custom robotic machine tending systems designed for specific high-volume machining applications can yield significant productivity and product flow benefits.

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