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Cutting Tools

Video: Micro Insert for Live Tooling on Swiss Lathes

This easy-loading 5-mm I.C. micro insert is designed to run at maximum feed rates and is equipped with fine-pitched densities for high-productivity machining.

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Are You Leaving Money on the Table?

When it comes to pricing your products, be sure to factor in the quality, service and dependability you provide rather than caving too quickly to requests for discounts.

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App Puts Manufacturing Support in the Palm of Your Hand

A new app is simplifying research for the right tool, the right cutting data and proper process knowledge.

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PMPA Annual Meeting Wraps Up

Yesterday saw the close of PMPA’s 2016 Annual Meeting, which provided members with fantastic networking opportunities while offering business sessions that addressed issues strongly affecting our businesses today.

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An Education-Focused Makerspace Offers Modern Day Shop Classes

Vocademy is an education-focused makerspace, providing classes on weekdays and making its machine tools and equipment available to other creative individuals on nights and weekends.

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Automation

Co-Bots Address Robot Challenges for Machine Shops

Although a traditional machine operator can work faster than a robot over a short period of time, an operator can’t keep up such a pace continually without rest. In almost every case, the addition of robotic automation to an existing process results in an eye-opening increase in daily production.

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'Shop Floor Man' Brings Humor to the Workplace

The genesis for the comic strip was to get young people involved in manufacturing and try to reach them through social media with Shop Floor Man as a spokesperson.

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A Resource for Micromachining

Visit PM’s Micromachining Zone for useful information about this technology, from new products to application stories and quick access to suppliers.

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NAM Documents the Impact of Federal Regulations

A new study commissioned by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) reveals the true cost of this administration’s labor regulations.

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Cutting Tools

Compact Burnishing Tools for Swiss Turning

With a unique design that allows adjustments to be made without removing the tool from the block, these burnishing tools produce exceptional micro-finishes in a variety of workpiece materials.

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Swiss-Types

Filling Bins While the Building is Empty

Over the past decade, technology has advanced to the point that lights-out machining is more seamless than ever before, with built-in safety systems and even the ability to switch from one part to another in the middle of the night.

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Optimize Spindle Performance by Analyzing Failure

An in-depth failure analysis report documents findings and includes recommendations for corrective actions.

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