Articles

Delcam Donates More than 1,000 Courses to SkillsUSA

Delcam has donated more than 1,000 Delcam University courses to the SkillsUSA partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives working together to support a skilled American workforce.

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PMPA Member Wins Training Grant

North Easton Machine will be receiving $41,500 to help train 25 employees and create job opportunities for four additional staff over the next 2 years.

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Automation

Automation for the Front Office

Automation is what is propelling manufacturing today, and I’m not only talking about machine tool automation.

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Delcam Wins Award for Vortex Toolpath Software

The company’s high efficiency roughing strategy, called Vortex, has been awarded the winner in CAD/CAM category at the MWP Advanced Manufacturing Awards held in England as part of the MACH exhibition held in early April.

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Turning Machines

Multitasking Helps Detroit Shop

Brothers Arnot and Matt Heller are 30-something, degreed engineers running Central Screw Products and Detroit Gun Works. They are also fourth generation, hands-on machinists and know a thing or two about machine tools, automation and the critical role of new technology in business growth.

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Davenport: A 10-Year Update

Fooling yourself that the old machine doesn't cost anything except parts is, in my opinion, a mistake.

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Basics

Choosing a Dust and Fume Collector

Creating an effective ventilation system requires consideration of a range of variables, from the type of dust and fumes produced to the air flow dynamics that carry the particulates and pollutants throughout the plant.

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Aerospace

How Metallurgical Structure Affects the Machinability of Aluminum

Advancements in grain structure consistency and mechanical properties help to make this extremely machinable metal suitable for an ever growing range of applications.

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Parts Cleaning

Selecting Solvents for Precision Cleaning

Stringent standards on precision cleaning ensure reliable and trouble-free performance in the final product.

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Parts Cleaning

Selecting a Cleaning System for Small Parts

A multitude of different systems and cleaning technologies are available for getting dirty parts clean. To budget funds appropriately for the right system, it is important to carefully evaluate all variables surrounding getting the parts clean and dry.

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Parts Cleaning

AK-225 Replacement Designed for Environmental Standards

Providing alternatives to products with high ozone-depletion potential and high global warming potential continues to be a key environmental focus for cleaning industry solvent suppliers.

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Workholding

Clamping System Reduces Machining Time and Setup

The staff at Rodriquez GmbH in Eschweiler, Luxembourg (Germany), has been relying on a Hermle C40 milling machine equipped with the Hainbuch Quadrok Plus clamping system for the manufacturing of linear technology components.

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