CAM Software Helps Eliminate Scrap and Reduce Cycle Times
GibbsCAM 2016 was designed with the assistance of shop owners and shopfloor employees.
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Video: Tool Balance is Critical for High-Speed Machining
High-speed machining requires balanced tools in order to reach maximum speeds. This balancing machine is simple to set up and highly flexible, according to your machine shop’s configuration.
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Video: Minimize Insert Wear with New Grades
Seco’s new series of Duratomic inserts featuring Edge Intelligence technology help decrease tool wear while covering the gamut of steel turning applications.
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Making the Cut
As this short case study illustrates, Kennametal’s grooving and cutoff tools provide more precise chip control and extended tool life.
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Video: Avoiding Separation Anxiety
It’s good to know how far a lubricants developer for machine tools goes to make sure oil will not separate from grease. Here is how one such company ensures the quality of its product.
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New Micro Engraving Tools Available from Big Kaiser
The solid carbide engraving cutters are designed to provide sharp, positive cutting geometry, resulting in burr-free surface finishes and smooth transitions.
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Video: SkillsUSA Supports Career and Technical Education
This organization helps students excel by providing educational programs, events and competitions that support career and technical education in the nation’s classrooms.
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Doosan Technical Center Offers Collaborative Environment
The Technical Center offers an environment in which customers and other industry partners can see more than a dozen machines in action and work with Doosan technicians and engineers on special projects.
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Video: Parts Accumulator Allows for Unattended Machining
One of the advantages of a Swiss-type lathe is that once you’ve set up the bar feeder, you’re good to go until you run out of barstock. This accumulator simplifies the other end of the operation.
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New Super-Efficient Assembly Line Improves Productivity, Flexibility
Studer’s assembly line moves machines forward through 16 workstations without requiring them to be relocated for additional operations, including test grinding.
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Video: A Solution for Challenging Chip Removal
Depending on the material being machined, turning operations can produce tangles of chips that can clog single-belt conveyors. Read how one company found the solution with a double-belt design.
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A Grand Event in Grand Rapids
The 2016 PMPA National Technical Conference provided three days of powerful sessions to hundreds of attendees eager to support their industry and improve their own business acumen.
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