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Keeping Track of Machine Movement
Renishaw Inc. has introduced a new multi-axis calibrator that provides a laser system using an optical roll measurement and a fiber optical launch system. It’s a portable and compact unit that reduces heat at the source of measurement.
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Visit our Parts Cleaning Equipment Zone
Our Parts Cleaning Equipment Zone contains in-depth technical articles about these practices, columns written by parts cleaning industry experts, new product descriptions and case studies.
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Learning to Optimize Shopfloor Production
Okuma America Corp.’s annual Technology Showcase, held this month in Charlotte, North Carolina, featured the theme “Get Connected. Put IIoT to Work for You.”
Read MoreThis Cold-Hearted Process Deserves a Chance
Cryogenic users say this process works, even when the rest of us question why it works. It involves transmitting liquid nitrogen at -300 to -321°F through the spindle/turret and tool body directly to the cutting tool.
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Video: Cobot Considerations
Before investing in a collaborative robot, consider conducting a risk assessment to make sure the man and machine are matched to the application.
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ERP Software on the Road
This software applies production and demand analytics to predict in real-time when parts and supplies will run low enough to replenish.
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Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining, November 2016 - 52.6
The index has improved dramatically since July when it was only 43.0.
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Sandvik Coromant Becomes DMG MORI Premium Partner
The relationship will combine the two companies' expertise in projects including R&D, engineering, open house events, trade show appearances and technical seminars.
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There's a Multi-Spindle Island Available
This visit to ZPS America produced an upcoming feature article on the company's new multi-spindle CNC lathe.
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Guiding Students Toward Manufacturing as a Career
Machine shop owners are well aware of the need to attract younger people to a career in manufacturing, which can be achieved in a number of ways, including targeted outreach.
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These Guys Really Get Around
A chance meeting on an elevator in Tokyo paved the way for a shop visit in Florida for an article about entering the medical machining market.
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Shop Uses EDM Process to Cut Form Tools
In early November, I made a trip to Chicago and visited DuPage Machine Products for a story about the shop’s use of EDM to cut form tool blanks to use on its multi-spindle and single-spindle lathes.
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