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When Automation Has A Ring To It
How do you automate a CNC lathe? If the job can be done from bar, put a bar feeder behind the headstock and a parts catcher or a robot in the work area. If it is a chucking job, then apply a robot. It seems, however, that once the system is set up and gets going, then the problems start.
Read MorePM News: Antidumping Decision
The International Trade Commission has decided to impose an antidumping order against stainless bar products from France.
Read MoreWe're Here To Help
In this issue of Production Machining, IMTS guide and helpful features.
Read MorePM News: Youth Get Hands-On Experience
Students at a Vermont school now have the opportunity to use a new manual/CNC lathe right in their classroom. The Harrison Alpha Plus 330S from REM Sales (East Granby, Connecticut) recently was sold to the River Valley Technical Center.
Read MoreCutting-Edge Cutting Oil
This shop sought after a lubricant that would eliminate the drawbacks of oil, upgrade the overall quality of production and save money by reducing tool changes. It found Picocut Code Blue by Pico Chemical Corporation as the answer to its problems. This oil was developed in response to customers’ requests for a chlorine-free oil that can replace older technology products, but at the same time, meet the need for longer tool life, higher production speeds and improved finishes.
Read MoreHow Much Is Your Business Really Worth?
It's never too soon, but it's always too late if you do not properly value your business. We all know that before a business partnership or corporation begins, the parties involved should agree upon how the partnership will be formed, how it will be operated and how it will be dissolved.
Read MoreA New Online Leader
Something funny has happened to the used equipment channel for metalworking. A major online player is beginning to turn on the afterburners, turning traffic totals on their ear, empowering our industry with a potential previous online models only dreamed of.
Read MoreManufacturing In The USA
Horn USA believes in being involved in the manufacturing community. Membership in the PMPA as a technical member and in the ISMA has afforded us the opportunity to learn about the difficulties others in the manufacturing community have faced during the economic slowdown and what is being done about it.
Read More5 Reasons To Think About Exporting
The North American market for precision machined products has typically been large enough and so full of opportunities that there has been no need to look at exports as part of our business planning. However, the loss of the lower-value, large-volume commodity type work to shops in Asia and Eastern Europe has made us realize that we are expert manufacturers in the world market. Let’s look at some of the reasons why we need to look at exports as part of our business plan.
Read MoreSpeeding Up Screw-Machined Production
Businesses need to prepare for an upswing as they do a downswing. Staffing, materials and production are just a few of the areas that need to be adjusted—but when? We at Sandvik Coromant think is should be done now.
Read MoreFacts On Freight--What Determines LDL Discount Percentages
With so many LTL freight motor carriers to choose from and complex rating structures, how do you know which carrier is best for you?
Read MoreOld Wine, New Bottle
Too many of the latest generation of machinists are unfamiliar with multispindle automatic bar machines—screw machines—so they lump all of them together as "World War II Acmes." These machines may be old and obsolete, but there is value in the rapid, multispindle "screw machine" design. That concept is like old wine, and some machine shops are discovering how satisfying this old wine can be.
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