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Keeping Your Tool Cool From the Inside Out
Dual internal coolant channels in this parting off/grooving tool are said to provide greater cooling capability than external flood coolant delivery.
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Where Automated Five-Axis Machining Isn’t a Challenge
A Minnesota shop recently added a five-axis machine with integrated pallet changer to perform days-long stretches of precision, repeatable small-parts machining on its own.
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It’s Time: Ask Your Customers for a Price Increase
An attorney specializing in supply-chain issues suggests that rising costs for machine shops on various fronts means now is the time to ask customers for a price increase.
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Automatically Deburr, Clean Parts in One System
Palletized parts are transferred from a five-axis, high-pressure waterjet station to a cleaning station via linear motor to enable fast, automated finishing.
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Shop Shares Lights-Out Lessons Learned
Automated machining and data collection have helped Custom Tool to not only grow its business through more overnight production but also to establish a continuous improvement mindset that has enabled it to become more efficient in numerous areas.
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How Serious Are You About Cybersecurity?
Given that manufacturers currently are the primary targets for ransomware attacks, you should be taking action now to prevent such an incident while being prepared to nimbly react if one occurs.
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Gift a 3D Printer to an Employee?
Some shops have purchased inexpensive polymer 3D printers for their operations. Does it make sense to take this a step further and give (or loan) a sharp young employee one to experiment with at home? This small investment could pay off for your shop in different ways.
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Take the Time to Walk Your Machine Shop
Scheduled strolls through your shop demonstrate that you’re not only onboard with your company’s open-door policy but you’re proactive about it. They can also help you better manage the time required to effectively support such communication initiatives.
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Starting Small with Automation
Quick-change workholding and flexible robotic automation started this small shop on the path to success.
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Shop Optimizes its Swiss-Turning Flexibility
Paramount Machine uses various Swiss-type lathes, some with a B axis, to produce parts more effectively than it did on conventional chucker lathes. Today, nearly every job under 1.5 inches in diameter runs across those machines even if the batch size is a mere 5 pieces.
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Should You to Continue to Outsource Passivation?
Considering the growing acceptance of citric passivation, shops might find bringing this process in-house can lower manufacturing costs and speed delivery lead times.
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A Shop Using a Machine That Loads Itself
Instead of investing in an external robotic loading system, this shop adopted technology that lets a machine tool use its spindle to load and unload parts.
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