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Beyond Secondaries: Vertical Machining Center Enhances OEM's Capability
Like many turning based shops, Clippard Instrument Laboratory first applied vertical machining centers to perform secondary operations on its screw machined parts. That view has changed for the better.
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Technologies for Chip and Coolant Management
To the casual observer, removing the chips created during a metalworking manufacturing process may seem about as complicated as emptying a waste basket.
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Time is the Only Finite Resource
In many cases, your very livelihood depends on efficiency. If you can’t produce a part, get it out the door and make a profit doing it, your business is not long for this world.
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Vertical Turning Frees Up Brake Production
When it comes to machine tools, Andreas Jung, plant manager at Siegerland Bremsen, Haiger, Germany, is not so easy to fool.
Read MoreIMTS 2012: Have it Your Way
One thing that the metalworking industry teaches is there are generally several ways to manufacture a given part.
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Hardinge Inc.
The company originally known as Hardinge Brothers was founded in 1890 by Canadians, Henry and Franklin Hardinge.
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Quality–Same or Separate Team?
Is there an ISO requirement that states that the quality manager cannot report to the director of manufacturing?
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An Employer's Back to School List
I remember the excitement of back to school when I was a child—new clothes, new shoes, maybe a new notebook and new school supplies.
Read MorePlateau Honing Improves Finish and Lubrication Control
Plateau honing is a process that improves cylinder wall surface finish by removing tiny peaks of torn or folded material and increasing bearing area.
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Software Simplifies Turn-Mill Operations
An international player in the highly competitive aeronautics, automotive, defense and optical industries makes the most of software for multitasking program verification and optimization.
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The Upside of Vertical Turning
Vertical turning centers that use the main spindle to load and unload themselves are finding increasing acceptance as multitasking capabilities make them efficient processing centers for producing chucked parts.
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