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Tool Monitoring Increases Productivity
Shops that implement unattended machining to become more productive often use tool monitoring to make this process even more efficient.
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Mastercam Becomes WorldSkills CAM Partner
The CAM software that competitors in the upcoming WorldSkills 2015 competition have been practicing on for months, honing their programming skills, has become the official software for the machining competitions there.
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Finding the Right Insert Eliminates Need for Second Machining Center
Read about this shop that could have added a second machine and fixtures to perform an additional process, but instead, decided to work with the Mori Seiki NH 4000 horizontal machining center that it already had in-house. The company elected to use two 90-degree milling heads to machine the flats that are made of 4140 steel.
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Partnership Strengthens Company's Position in Automotive Segment
Sandvik Coromant and Hanna Tools have created a mutually beneficial partnership that will allow Sandvik Coromant to further develop and strengthen its global position within the automotive segment.
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Understanding Thread Whirling with a Broken Hip
Every day, injured folks benefit from bone screws machined by thread whirling.
Read MoreClassifying Burrs Makes Choosing Deburring Options Easier
When everyone has a different opinion about a definition of a problem, it is hard to provide solutions.
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Machines Simplify Inspection of Multiple Parts
When multi-tool creator Leatherman Tool Group Inc. (Portland, Oregon) was looking for new technology to improve its measurement capabilities, company management was hoping to find a measurement system that offered easy programming and operation, efficiency, and the ability to hold tight tolerances.
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Reshoring Initiative Report Shows Positive Job Trends
More than 60,000 manufacturing jobs were brought to the United States by reshoring and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) combined last year, representing a 400 percent increase since 2003.
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Program Earns National Accreditation from NIMS
Maintaining an industry standard inside the classroom is no easy task, but the Computer Integrated Machining Technology Program at Johnston Community College has done just that by becoming nationally accredited by NIMS recently.
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A ‘Made in the U.S.A Renaissance’ Might be on the Horizon
The newest technology in manufacturing is being recognized as a cause of what might be a “Made in the U.S.A. renaissance,” according to a recent online article from U.S News & World Report.
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Shop Improves Turning with Indexable Coated Carbide Inserts
This shop retooled a heavy duty OD turning and facing job for gummy 4130 steel. It tripled the material removal rate and more than doubled tool life after making this change.
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