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Swiss Tooling for Grooving and Cut-Off Operations

A modular grooving system with a single toolholder can be equipped to perform a number of different machining processes, especially Swiss turning.

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Feet on the Ground in Europe

Adding Barbara to our staff allows us to cast a wider net in order to bring you knowledgeable and experienced reporting from these important markets.

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Cybersecurity Guidelines Underway for Michigan Manufacturers

Companies working with the Department of Defense have less than a year to meet minimum cybersecurity guidelines.

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Kennametal Expands Modular Tooling Line

A new partnership between Kennametal and EWS Tool Technologies will work toward making driven tool setup both fast and accurate.

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Basics

The Basics Never Get Old

“Bar Feeder Basics” gives the reader some factors that should be considered when justifying a bar feeder for a shop’s turning operations.

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RoHS Exemptions Delayed Again in EU

According to Electronics Industry Portal I-Connect007, the EU is unlikely to publish the RoHS exemptions for lead any time soon. The EU Commission is only now in the process of preparing draft legislation to be sent to the member states for consideration.

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F. Zimmermann Opens Subsidiary in the U.S.

Besides servicing its traditional gantry customers, the U.S. staff of 13 will also focus on the new five- and six-axis FZH400 HMCs, which are ideally suited for highly efficient machining of structural components in the aerospace industry.

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Swiss-Types

Benefits of Becoming a Certified Women-Owned Business

Certification can provide a competitive edge

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Swiss-Types

Moving into Medical Machining

A background in aerospace manufacturing provided this company with the skills it needed to begin medical machining.

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TDM User Day Showcases Tool Lifecycle Management

TDM Systems recently welcomed more than 110 participants to its newly opened technology center for User Day, which highlighted innovations in tool lifecycle management.

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Turning Machines

Robotic Cell Cuts Cycle Time, Improves Part Quality

Sew-Eurodrive Inc. worked with Okuma America’s authorized systems dealer to design an automated cell that includes an automatic magazine bar feeder that loads 6-ft. lengths of barstock into the machine. The shop also switched to an Okuma twin spindle, twin turret turning center so all of the machining operations are completed in one setup.

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‘Someday’ has a Happy Ending

After discussing various aerospace machining issues, the Kennametal representative turned Stellar Precision Components on to a solid ceramic end mill for difficult, nickel-based alloys often found in aerospace.

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