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Registration Opens for Women in Manufacturing Summit Event
The summit will feature in-person and virtual keynote presentations, roundtable discussions, breakout sessions, plant tours and social events Sept. 25-27, 2023, in San Diego, California.
WatchTool Path Improves Chip Management for Swiss-Type Lathes
This simple change to a Swiss-type turning machine’s tool path can dramatically improve its ability to manage chips.
WatchDillon's Extruded Aluminum Pie Jaws Maximize Contact Area
Eastec 2023: The company’s full-grip pie jaws are machined from aluminum barstock, meaning they have none of the porosity inherent with castings.
Watch5-Axis Machining Centers Transform Medical Swiss Shop
Traditionally a Swiss machine shop, Swiss Precision Machining Inc. discovers a five-axis machining center that has led the company to substantial growth. (Includes video.)
WatchGetting More Production From Swiss Turning Centers
Buying a new CNC Swiss turning center is a substantial investment. For the best return, look closely for capabilities that enable the best utilization of the machine.
WatchIMCO Carbide Tool Inc. End Mills for Faster Part Cycles
The M936 Pow-R-Feed series is designed to make various toolpath moves without slowing down, providing faster cycle times and more production.
WatchVideo: Why a Production Machine Shop Started a Baseball Bat Company
A 153-year-old manufacturer of precision, metal pins recently started a side business creating custom wooden baseball bats. The reasoning behind establishing this new company is intriguing, as is how it has helped create a stronger bond with the local community.
WatchDillon's Full-Grip Chuck Jaws Reduce Part Distortion
Dillon full-grip jaws are ideal for high-speed machining, as well as precision boring, tapping, drilling and finishing across most industrial markets.
WatchReinventing the Wheel with Robot-Automated CNC Multitasking
One race team discovers how to efficiently manufacture a new wheel nut design for the next-generation NASCAR stock car with the help of a CNC mill/turn and a built-in robot.
WatchVideo Tech Brief: Quality Control is Using the Right Software
This machine shop’s mapping software program runs on its gaging system to increase the accuracy of the probe’s tolerance measurement on the thin-walled aluminum tube machined by the shop.
WatchBridging the Gap Between Traditional Single- and Multi-Spindles
This twin-spindle automatic lathe with six cross-slide mounted turrets is designed for medium-sized production runs that might not be suitable for conventional multi-spindles.
WatchWhere Micro-Laser Machining Is the Focus
A company that was once a consulting firm has become a successful micro-laser machine shop producing complex parts and features that most traditional CNC shops cannot machine.
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