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Material Impacts On The Precision Machining Industry - December 2009
Prices for most raw materials used to make precision parts have double-digit increases for the year ending December 31, 2009. Surcharges, price increases, and short supplies of even common items characterize today’s market. Until larger inventories of scrap build up from increases in production, the industry and its supply chain face a paradox of no scrap from which to make steel, therefore no steel to make parts, therefore, no scrap to make steel… Copper and brass has doubled over the year. Aluminum is up over 40%. We anticipate spikes in surcharges, allocation, and long lead times throughout the first quarter of 2010.
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Switching Material Improves Productivity, Bar None
Serving the exacting and specialized requirements of the medical implant industry requires manufacturers to not only use the most precise, state-of-the-art metalworking equipment, but also high quality raw materials, including precision ground bar capable of offering tight dimensional tolerances and exceptional diameter uniformity.
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A Company's Road to Lights-Out
Consolidation is usually about companies. However, this Illinois shop has found that consolidating turning spindles from eight stand-alone lathes into a single CNC multi- spindle, then running it lights-out is the way to go.
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Hard Turning as an Alternative to Grinding
Hard turning can be a cost effective alternative for shops looking to streamline part processing.
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Deburring, Cleaning, Rust Inhibiting Done on One Machine
Multitasking extends to post processing.
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Automated Messaging Via CNC
New technology calls with alerts when performing light's out operations.
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Attaining Ten-Millionths Bore Accuracy
Conventional honing has been continuously improved and automated, now allowing boring accuracies to be measured in millionths.
Read MoreGrippers are a Workhandling Concept to Grasp
The cost of machine operation can be expensive, especially when machines must be manned all day long. In our current slow and unpredictable economy, many shops are looking at ways to reduce manpower and increase efficiency by automating their processes.
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PM E-Newsletter: Being a Good Neighbor is Good Business
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Effective Associating Delivers Tools You Can Use
There are many issues that confront our businesses these days.
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Medical Grinding Takes More Than a Machine
Medical grinding is attracting new players, partly because of opportunity, but also because it is possible to use the same equipment used to produce metalworking and woodworking tools.
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