Machine Tools

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. 

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Turning Machines

Shop/Supplier Relationship is Critical to Success

A quartet of CNC machines supplied by T W Ward CNC Machinery Ltd. play a key role in enabling Cosmopolitan Engineering to consistently be a supplier of parts of all sizes and in all metals, including tool steels and titanium, for more than 30 years. 

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Cutting Tools

Using Grinding Versus EDM to Finish Form Tools

Finishing carbide inserts using EDM or grinding.

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Turn-Mills

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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Bar Feeders

Preparing for Lights-Out Production

As manufacturers face the challenges of reducing cost-per-part while meeting quality and delivery demands, adding a workerless third shift is a tantalizing possibility. It’s also a bit scary.

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Grinding

New Centerless Grinder Keeps Shop Moving Forward

When Grind All Inc. realized some of its equipment was out of date, it contacted Total Grinding Solutions about a new centerless grinder in in order to meet AS 9100C regulations.

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Workholding

ID and OD Shoe Grinding for Thin-Walled Workpieces

Studer (United Grinding North America) has a solution to the tricky workholding problem of finish grinding close tolerances for roundness and concentricity of thin-walled rings and sleeves or a rolling element such as a bearing raceway. 

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Automation

Captive Shop Must Still Compete

Often, a captive shop seems to have it made by job shop standards. In the case of this division of ITW Welding, “work is not given, it’s earned.”

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Basics

How Bond Type Affects Production Grinding

To optimize performance, proper grinding wheel selection is imperative. Here's an article that provides an overview of the different abrasive product bond types, the benefits of each, and their typical applications.

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Grinding

Bond Selection for Production Grinding

Proper grinding wheel selection is essential to ensure that the required part quality, production rate, and overall cost per part is achieved. Although the type of abrasive grain is often a primary driver of wheel selection, the bonding type can also play a key role in optimizing a grinding operation.

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