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Automation

A Tale About an Automation Solution Discovered in Production Machining

A CNC Swiss production supervisor took to LinkedIn to describe how he discovered a rotary parts collector in the pages of our publication and has since purchased and benefited from it.

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Consider This Another CMMC Reminder

Machine shops serving the military/defense industry that currently aren’t working toward achieving Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification could be caught flat-footed once it’s required.

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Tool Path Improves Chip Management for Swiss-Type Lathes

This simple change to a Swiss-type turning machine’s tool path can dramatically improve its ability to manage chips.

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Manufacturing Madness: Know When to Speed Up and When to Slow Down

Knowing which to do when can make the difference between world-class leadership and average management.

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Opening Up to Possibilities

As a business leader, are you wasting time defining barriers when you should be defining the possibilities instead?

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Precision Machining Technology Review: February 2024

Production Machining’s February 2024 technology showcase includes some of the latest technology from Index Corp., Edge Technologies, Kyzen, SMW Autoblok and more.

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When a “Boxy” Part is Machined on a Lathe

South Morgan Technologies has long thrived on its ability to mill prismatic parts on a turning platform. Today, newer technology and techniques enable saying “yes” to that work than ever before.

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The Value of RFID Machine Operator Authentication

Can secure shopfloor employee authentication via radio frequency identification enable shops to optimize their data-driven manufacturing efforts?

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Cutting Tools

Addressing Micro-Boring Challenges

This boring bar/tool holding system for Swiss-type lathes is said to offer high rigidity and positioning repeatability. In addition, the boring bars can be changed out using no hand tools.

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Production Machining's February 2024 News Highlights

Production Machining’s February 2024 news highlights include new facilities and expansions, partnerships, anniversaries and more.

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Robotic Automation Options for Vertical Turning Centers

Custom robotic machine tending systems designed for specific high-volume machining applications can yield significant productivity and product flow benefits.

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Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining January 2024

Precision Machining activity contracted again in January, ending at a level unchanged relative to December.

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Efficient, Durability, Advanced CBN Abrasives
SPC Innovations, In-machine gaging and attachments
SolidCAM
Marubeni Citizen CNC
Horn USA
World Machine Tool Survey
Star swiss-type automatic lathes
Techspex
Length and Diameter Gages, Broken tool Detectors