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Precision Machine Shop Profits From New Six-Axis Swiss-turn CNC Lathes
This Connecticut shop makes precision parts for medical, automotive, telecommunications and aerospace customers. Five years ago, Devon began preparations for the future of precision machining.
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CAM Selection Criteria For Your Swiss-type
Programming complex Swiss-type lathes is simplified with a good CAM purchase. Here are some questions you should ask your vendor.
Read MoreEstimating Software Yields Higher Profits
Until early 1999, the shop quoted all its jobs using an Excel program developed in-house. Then, they began to use an engineering-based estimating program that provided more accurate representations of actual operating costs.
Read MoreStandardizing On Multi-Axis Machines
A Chicago shop is betting its future on faster and more versatile single-spindle CNC Swiss sliding-headstock machines that produce finished parts and eliminate secondary operations.
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Straightening Solutions For High Volume Production
Maintaining straightness of shaftlike parts during production presents a difficult challenge for screw machine houses and coldforming shops.
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New Educational Foundation Will Focus On Recruiting, Training And Retention
The Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA) creates an Educational Foundation to promote workforce development.
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