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Off to the Races ... Again
Hurco Companies Inc. has finalized a sponsorship agreement with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing (SFHR) for the balance of the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series season.
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Tooling Tips for Exotics
While exotic materials typically provide improved wear characteristics and better service life in the final product, they can present particular challenges during machining.
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Setup Reduction Program Offers 8 Positive Results
Setup reduction is the one discipline that every precision machining shop must master.
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Timely Win for Manufacturer
When Carl Reiser, the fabrication and maintenance supervisor at Highlight Industries (Wyoming, Mich.), discovered that he won a Hurco TM6 lathe at IMTS 2012 for his company, he was surprised; not only was it his first time to win anything, but he was one of more than 1,400 owners or employees of manufacturing companies who entered the sweepstakes.
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Measuring 50 Years
Marposs Corp., a supplier of precision metrology equipment, commemorated the 50th anniversary of its founding in North America earlier this spring.
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The Fascination with Passivation
Please allow me to involve you in a little experiment while we share some good technical information. Passivation is an important step in maximizing corrosion resistance of stainless steel parts.
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More Thoughts on the Skilled Worker Shortage
Thoughts on Why We Face the Skilled Worker Shortage
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Are Libraries Reinventing Themselves?
Is the role of libraries in a traditional sense (a place to find literature or reference materials) slowly changing?
Read MoreCryogenic Treatment Effective, Yet Mysterious
Although it’s not scientifically proven, the process is effective and relatively simple.
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Tips for Improved Holemaking
A few drill types dominate holemaking, a machining process made up of sub-areas that are evolving along with changing drill capabilities.
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Making Small Parts
It still amazes me how small some of the parts can be in our industry. Although it looks like it might be just a chip, this medical component has an 8-thousandths hole through it with four mills along the sides.
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Why Tolerance is Minus on Bars for Machining
Bars are held to the minus side of each nominal dimension to ensure that they can pass through the nominal size hole, whether it be a bushing, pulley, gear, collet, support bearing or any similar application.
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