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Bar Feeders

Barfeeding Small Diameters

This shop may be located off the beaten path but it’s certainly found a successful and profitable home by applying top of the line technology to its medical part production mix.

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Working Smarter

In today’s intensely competitive manufacturing environment we all strive to improve productivity and profitability.

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Turning Machines

The Benefits of a B Axis

We know about the basic XYZ axes on a machine, but what about another axis called a B axis?

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People Make the Difference

At our core we humans are social creatures.

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Machine Tool Shopping at Your Shop

June E-Newsletter

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Measurement

Electronic Dial Bore Gage

It’s another one of those “necessary evils” that shopfloor employees often don’t appreciate the significance of.

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Double Production with 2 Slides

Simplifying operations commonly provides more consistent results in a job by reducing error.

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Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc.

In 1941, William Leonard Clippard, Jr. founded a company that sold electrical test equipment, magnetic windings and radio frequency coils.

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Parts Cleaning

Ultrasonic Cleaning for Large Lots of Small Parts

Machining operations such as turning, milling, drilling and grinding leave traces of contaminants behind on workpieces. Ultrasonic cleaning allows for the removal of coolant, chips, polishing paste and other residue in a quick, reliable and economical manner.

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Adapting the Deming Cycle to the Management Process

The Deming Cycle (Plan, Do, Check, Act) is a staple of management in the manufacturing world.

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Swiss-Types

Optimizing B Axis on Gang Tool-Based Swiss Machines

This technological innovation has been increasing in popularity as well as multitasking sophistication.

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Multiple Spindles, Multiple Choices

The last recession changed how shops look at their capital equipment and manufacturing personnel.

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