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Two New Twists on Thread Whirling
Thread whirling as a metalworking process dates to the 1940s. Recently, developments in production speeds, based on this increasingly popular process, are impacting thread manufacturers.
Read MoreCultivate Inside and Outside Customers
Each customer contact method involves a solid grounding in the value proposition that is being proffered and the ability to convey that proposition.
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Shop Automation in the Front Office
This article speaks to the success one shop had in automating its ERP system using a new software package.
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11 a.m. 11/11/1918
The hostilities of World War I ended officially at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year 1918. I mention this because Saturday, November 11, is Veterans Day and as such, is a time to remember those who have worn the uniform of our country.
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Creative Workholding for the VMC Department
This article looks at a shop that has seen growth in its Swiss-type machining operations and uses a creative workholding solution on its VMC to achieve a more consistent workflow.
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When and When Not to Use Guide Bushings
In the article “Shop Opts for Choice in Swiss Machines,” a Lancaster, Ohio, shop has taken advantage of this choice. The shop’s staff discusses how the choice is made as to which parts it applies to the guide-bushed machine and which parts it runs “bushless.”
Read MoreReaching Out from the Shop Floor
This successful shop uses many tools to maintain its productive workforce. I have been privy to some of the company’s methods to make it better at what it does and had the pleasure of publishing several articles in which the staff shares what it is doing for the industry at large.
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Get 5-Axis Machining on a 3-Axis VMC
Machine shops want and need to eliminate steps in the manufacturing process. Adding four- or five-axis capability to an existing three-axis VMC is a practical way to achieve five-sided machining using a single setup.
Read MoreWhat’s at Your Core?
Your success is our success because it’s our core competence to tell about it.
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Medical Machining is in the Family
This article is a profile of how MDI’s family has managed the business through good and bad times by keeping up with technologies that deliver results and expanding into new areas to help them make what they make better.
Read MoreA Reverence for Tools
There is a tactile connection between machinists and their tools. As an equally old hand with a long memory, I found Frank’s observations about the importance of tools compelling. He writes about the subject with a passion once common, but now less so. Nonetheless, I’m pretty sure many of you will relate to the sentiment associated with this article’s topic.
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Programming Considerations for Inverted Vertical Turning
Since its inception, the self-loading/unloading design of inverted vertical turning machines has evolved to include multitasking operations that augment its original task of turning. This article looks at ways to optimize the programming of these machines and to take advantage of the multiple operations available for workpiece processing.
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