Chris Felix

Chris Felix Former Editor-in-Chief

Parts Cleaning

Collateral Benefits of Ultrasonic Cleaning

A manufacturer of traffic and crosswalk signals strives for part durability and consistency throughout its operations.

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Parts Cleaning

Aqueous Cleaning Solutions Drive Safety and Profitability

The change to technologically advanced, environmentally friendly cleaning solutions can help contribute to a safer, more sustainable and more profitable workplace.

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Cartridge Approach Saves Money in XRF Analysis

While the X-ray source of an XRF typically lasts only a few months or so, this unit offers low-cost interchangeable cartridges that can be installed right on the shop floor to eliminate downtime.

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Rego-Fix Breaks Ground for New Facility

The precision tooling solution provider conducted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new North American Headquarters in Whitestown, Indiana, on July 19.

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Renishaw Lends Support in America’s Cup Event

Renishaw is showing its ongoing support for Land Rover BAR, the British challenger for the 35th America’s Cup at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth, England, July 22-24.

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Win a Racing Engine

Entrants of the Sunnen Engine Charity Sweepstakes have a chance to win a custom-tuned Mopar 6.4L Gen lll Hemi racing engine built by Nick Ferri, co-owner of Patterson Elite Performance.

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Skiving Remains Relevant

Skiving is one of the oldest and most efficient methods for producing certain types of parts on screw machines. The operation is suitable for parts that are long and slender, parts with close diameter tolerances and finishes, and parts requiring truly spherical radii.

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Workholding

The Collet is the Answer

A small workholding change helped this shop deliver the required part finish by resolving vibration and runout issues.

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Basics

Tools and Technologies for Deep Hole Drilling

Understanding the challenges of deep hole drilling and knowing how to select and apply the appropriate tools will help a shop profit from this operation.

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Okuma Donates CNC Machines to College

Okuma America Corporation recently donated an MC-V4020 CNC vertical machining center and an ES-L8II CNC lathe to the engineering technology programs at Central Piedmont Community College.

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NIMS Announces Industry Standard for CAM

Developed over the course of a year-long, nationwide validation process, with more than 125 experts from companies who use a variety of CAM software, the standards define the competencies and skills expected by industry for entry-level CAM positions.

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Moving the VBX-160

When the operator needs to access the machine tool, the VBX-160 can be easily moved out of the way.

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