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The Value of Dual Thread Whirling Units for Bone Screws
Dual thread whirling units on a Swiss-type enable it to produce medical bone screws with two different thread leads in one setup, eliminating the need for time-consuming, single-point threading.
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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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A New Face Grooving Technique for Mills
Here is an alternative to standard end milling — an operation performed on a CNC milling machine to produce circular grooves in the part face. This new single-point trepanning tooling strategy can produce both symmetrical and asymmetrical face grooves, too, and perform fly cutting.
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Some Assembly IS Required
This Colorado manufacturer added a separate facility dedicated to customer assembly work and inventory management to produce subassemblies and completed products primarily for medical customers.
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A Shop Snapshot(s) in Time
Shamrock Precision has made significant strides to diversify its customer base and implement various process improvements, applying a crawl, walk, run approach to adding new technology such as ERP and automation.
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What’s Still Cam-Driven and Why?
Combining select cam-driven functions with CNC technology for this multi-spindle platform is said to help reduce machine cost while retaining high machining speed, precision and production.
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Let’s Go to the Tech Brief Video
Machining “Tech Brief” topics in print can also be presented via video. Here are a few examples.
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FAQs about PVD Coatings
Applying a PVD coating to cutting tools as well as medical devices can offer functional advantages for both applications.
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Making Tribological Improvements to Bore Surfaces
A new “mechano-chemical” process that impregnates tungsten into the surface of honed bores at a nano level improves wear resistance while reducing friction between mating components.
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PM’s Top 10 Online Articles of 2021
Last year, our magazine introduced readers to a range of technology and practices that precision CNC machine shops are applying or should consider applying. Here are the ones that got the most online eyeballs.
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Choose Your Favorite PM Cover Shot: Win Some PM Swag
Production Machining magazine had some interesting — possibly atypical — cover imagery last year. Chime in to let us know which one was your favorite for a chance to win some free PM gear.
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What Would You Notice in Someone Else’s Shop?
If you’re an owner or manager of a CNC machine shop, do you get to visit other shops often? And, if so, what do you keep an eye out for?
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