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The Importance of Documenting Employee Safety Violations
The burden is on the employer to prove enforcement of the rules.
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Insertable Form Drill System for Maximum Efficiency
In many applications, the switch from solid carbide drills to insertable form drills has shown to provide unit cost reductions of as much as 40 percent. As the demand for highly complex parts continues to rise, production improvements such as these become even more significant.
Read MoreThe Heat is On
One manufacturing process that helps diminish these burrs is called thermal deburring, which uses heat energy to remove burrs.
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Get Ready for Robotics
A weakened dollar combined with increased global demand has many factories scurrying to increase production and hiring. And while there is a larger pool of potential employees, it has always been difficult—especially for smaller firms—to find qualified people.
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Beefed-Up Backworking on New CNC Multi-Spindle
This CNC multi-spindle automatic lathe includes a quillstock with six tool carriers and one counter spindle opposite the main six-spindle drum, allowing machining of complex workpieces in a single process.
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The Evolution of Feeding Barstock
When the ancient Egyptians employed the first known turning machines, productivity was probably not a top-of-mind issue. Given an abundance of slave labor, it’s likely the pharaohs enjoyed relatively low production costs. Today, of course, improving productivity is critical in any manufacturing operation that does not rely on plentiful, cheap labor.
Read MoreManufacturing Has an Answer
Like many of you, I was raised to try to repair something that wasn’t working correctly.
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Upgrade Your CAM Abilities
Anyone who programs a CNC today has to be using CAM software, and the odds are they didn’t acquire it last week.
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Clamping Devices Ensure Power Boost for Turbo Manufacturer
In order to efficiently manufacture more than 12,000 toothed parts with a range of dimensions having lot sizes of 1 to 50, a shop needs to focus not only on the cutting parameters, but also developing a strategy for handling the tremendous setup time.
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Austin, Texas, is the site for PMPA’s 78th Annual Meeting
Deep in the heart of Texas Hill Country—That’s where the PMPA’s 78th Annual Meeting will be held from October 21 to 25.
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Practical Automation for a Variety of Turning Applications
A key way to reduce labor costs on turning centers is to add automation for part loading and unloading.
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Magic Bullets in Precision Machining
As a supplier of steel bars for machinists for more than 30 years of my professional career, I was often invited to help shops troubleshoot or problem solve.
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