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Cutting Tools

Get an Inside Peek at 3D Printed Tooling

Booth features 3D-printed milling cutter, both a complete tool and a partial tool, to show internal cooling channels and other complex features.

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IMTS

Learn How Workholding Helps Whip Rotors Into Shape

Hainbuch America’s custom workholding will be on display at IMTS 2022.

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Everyone's a Student: Space Out at the Smartforce Student Summit

IMTS shows us the ever-expanding impact manufacturing has on daily life on Earth. The Smartforce Student Summit goes even further, highlighting manufacturing’s role in space exploration. Stop by to learn about the Artemis I launch, see 3D printed models and explore the solar system yourself in virtual reality! 

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Production Machining’s September 2022 News Highlights

Production Machining’s September 2022 news highlights include organizational and company leadership changes, new headquarters and distributors, and 2022 Top Shops honorees.

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Tooling

The Promise of Monitoring Live-Tooling Performance

Sensor technology on live-tooling units could not only prove valuable for predictive maintenance but also overall production monitoring and improvement for a range of machine tool brands.

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Use ERP to Capture Tribal Knowledge?

When McCormick Industries adopted a new enterprise resource planning software for better data visibility and accessibility, it found that the software also enabled it to cull the expertise of its experienced shopfloor employees.

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PMPA

Unavailability of Bessemer Steels

Bessemer Steel is no longer produced. So why isn’t it produced and what do you do when the print says “Bessemer steel”?

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Measurement

Wireless Inspection System Improves Machine Shop's Measurement Efficiency

After implementing a wireless measurement data communication system for its inspection equipment, this machine shop overcame its inefficiencies in its quality department including backlog, accuracy and consistency.

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Cutting Tools

Swiss Machining Demo Shows Off Carbide Cutting Tool Lines

Pilot Precision, Palbit’s exclusive U.S. distributor, showcases Palbit’s cutting tools as well as its own broaching and drilling products.

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IMTS

Swiss-Type Lathe Runs 2-Inch Parts Complete

This Swiss-type multitasking machine does all the crosswork and endwork milling, drilling and tapping complete, and even engraving and deburring, on one machine.

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AI Software Predicts Machine Tool Drive System Failures

Predictive failure analysis software detects problems before they occur by connecting to a machine tool’s servomotor or spindle motor to perform condition monitoring.

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Do Your Team Members Know Your Parts?

When team members understand how the components they produce fit into the end product, it can make the team feel more invested in what they’re doing.

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