PM Blog

Program a Robot with your Machine’s CNC

A new function in popular controls enables shops to program machine-tending robots using familiar CNC G codes.

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Production Machining’s October 2022 News Highlights

Production Machining’s October 2022 news highlights include an IMTS recap, corporate name change, leadership award, acquisition and certifications.

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Basics

How to Choose and Set Up a Manufacturing Cleaning Process

Choosing the right cleaning process for an application takes thought and understanding. Knowing the basics of cleaning, the costs associated with it, as well as how to test, validate and inspect parts that are cleaned is critical. Teamwork and communication are also important in getting the job done efficiently.

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Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining September 2022

In September, Precision Machining ended an almost 2-year growth trend with a flat index of 50.

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PMPA

Don’t Mistake Movement for Advancement

Advancement is essential for a sustainable and viable shop. Make sure your shop is advancing and not just moving. 

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Parts Cleaning Conference 2022 Featured Successful Forum

Planning for PCC 2023 at PMTS 2023 is already underway with the opening of the Call for Speakers.

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Medical

VIDEO: Swiss Shop’s Choice of Collets Facilitates Backworking

This Swiss shop discovered workholding collets that satisfy the needs of its very small, delicate and complex medical parts production on the subspindle, making once impossible processes not only doable but more efficient and esthetically pleasing. 

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Automation

Cobot Gripper Considerations

There are a variety of ways for collaborative robots to pick up and hold parts and materials. Here are four.

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PMPA

Maximizing Output: 3 Ratios to Maximize Production Revenue

Revenue is generated by machines that are running. Use these three ratios to ensure your machines are running at an optimal level. 

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Attracting Shopfloor Talent: Four Questions to Ask Yourself

Here is food for thought to perhaps better pique the interest of young job seekers in joining your manufacturing company.

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Cutting Tools

Air-Actuated Back-Spotfacing is Now an Option

A coolant-actuated, back-spotfacing tool design is now available in an air-actuated version for machines that don’t offer through-tool coolant delivery or parts that can’t be machined using coolant.

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Five-Axis Fixturing Fun

This shop creates intricate fixtures — some of which it has given interesting names — for very complex jobs and high-volume work on five-axis machining equipment.

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