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Earning the Business in a Captive Shop
This division of ITW Welding finds it necessary to earn its parent company’s business by operating as though the next job might be the last job.
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Eliminate Grinding Through Rotational Turning Technology
This article details rotational turning, a machining process developed by Weisser Corp. that can eliminate the necessity of transferring workpieces with close-tolerance specifications from lathe to grinding machine for final machining.
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Precision Machining for the Medical Industry
Here’s a machine with the flexibility to provide consistent results on complex, high-value medical parts, working from bar to box with minimal human intervention.
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A Different Kind of Machining Center
If one horizontal machining center is good, then three on a single platform should be better, right? That’s the thinking behind the Multicenter concept from Italian builder, Porta Solutions. It blends the volume production capabilities of rotary transfer technology with the flexibility of a machining center in a single platform.
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Rotary Transfer Reduces Manufacturing Steps and Opens Opportunities
This Ohio shop has installed rotary transfer machines to reduce multiple step processing, which has increased production capacity.
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Production Machining 2018 Emerging Leaders
Young professionals are a vital asset to the precision machined parts industry, and it is important to acknowledge those who are making strides toward shaping the industry’s future. Production Machining is recognizing our industry’s young talent who were nominated by their peers through our new Emerging Leaders program.
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Co-founder and CTO of Universal Robots Wins Engelberger Award
The Robotic Industries Association (RIA) announced Esben Østergaard, co-founder and chief technology officer of Universal Robots, as the recipient of the Engelberger Robotics Award.
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Turret-Adapted Clamping Unit Provides High Clamping Forces
In place of the standard turret tooling available on CNC lathes, the KM product line of turret-adapted clamping units from Kennametal and EWS Tool is designed to improve shopfloor efficiency.
Read MoreA Lesson about Automation
The advantages of automation on the shop floor can run deep, but many shops struggle with determining the best starting point.
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Learn More about Automotive Machining in the Zone
In the new Automotive Machining Zone on Production Machining’s website, visitors will find articles, new products, news, case studies, videos, blog posts and more that are all related to automotive machining.
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Bolt-On Five-Axis Machining Capability
The ability to attack a workpiece at angles and use contouring without the need to remove and re-fixture the work is driving shops to look at how to get fourth- and fifth-axis capabilities on their standard VMC.
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CRAFTSMAN’S CRIBSHEET NUMBER 67: Dimensional Contraction of 17-4 PH Stainless Steel
The mechanical properties of 17-4 PH must be fully developed by age hardening from Condition A in order to reduce risk of failure and to take full advantage of the material’s capabilities. 17-4 PH is a martensitic precipitation hardening (age hardening) stainless steel that can provide both high strength and excellent corrosion resistance.
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