December 2024 Issue
December 2024
Digital Edition
Features
Featured articles from the December 2024 issue of Production Machining
A Production CNC Machine Shop That Starts with Safety
Our CNC production shop now takes shop-wide safety more seriously which has led to a shift in attitude towards safety from our entire team.
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Keeping It In The Family — Succession Tips From Those Who Lived It | Pt. 2
PMPA members share some tips to avoid getting burned when passing the business torch from one family member to another.
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Photochemical Etching Explained
This subtractive metal fabrication process is an alternative to traditional methods which enables designers to create thin metal parts with intricate shapes to micron-level precision without leaving behind burrs.
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Mass Finishing, Shot Blasting for Military and Defense Applications
Recognized for their ability to clean, deburr and refine surfaces, these processes are key to effective military-grade part manufacturing.
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5 Aspects of PMTS I Appreciate
The three-day edition of the 2025 Precision Machining Technology Show kicks off at the start of April. I’ll be there, and here are some reasons why.
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Composition of Steel-Reporting Practices for Unspecified Elements
Sometimes the test report shows more chemical elements than we expect. Here’s why.
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The Power of the Coating
Diamonds are pure carbon, and they will weld to the carbon in the steel.
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Upgrading Bar Feeder Components with Metal 3D Printing
Index is exploring redesigning and optimizing parts for bar feeders inside its multi-spindle turning centers using a low-cost metal 3D printing platform from One Click Metal.
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Precision Machining Activity Mixed in October
Overall activity contracted, but some areas showed growth, including future business.
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Making Machining Research More Efficient
Piezoelectric dynamometer technology combined with a new software app is enabling Chalmers University of Technology to advance its grinding and machining research.
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Craftsman Cribsheet No. 134: ISO Material Groups: Steel
How to interpret the machinability of various forms of steel.
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A Contract CNC Shop in Transition
Denver Precision Products is in a transitional mode in two respects: company leadership and adoption of new multifunction machining technology and processes.
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