Part Programming

Production flexibility abounds with new multitasking series

The Integrex i-H series of multi-tasking machines from Mazak was designed to allow for additional automation technologies to be added onto the machine after purchase as a company's production needs grow and change.

Cool cost cutting

04/01/2019

New nesting software and a post-processor reduce programming time and material consumption at I-Cherng Refrigeration

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Match the process to the part

09/01/2009

Author:

Bill Kennedy

There’s more than one way to machine a part. The trick is to match the part’s complexity and volume requirements with an optimal production process.

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Post-processing should not work

08/01/2009

Author:

Dr. Scott Smith

The creation of a part program for a CNC machine tool usually starts with a part drawing or model that contains the part material, geometry and tolerances.

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By the Numbers

04/01/2001

Author:

Michael Deren

Debunking seven common CNC-programming myths.

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TRUMPF opens smart factory in Chicago

Machine tool manufacturer and Industry 4.0 pioneer TRUMPF has opened a new technology center in Chicago that showcases the interaction between people, machines, storage technology, automation, software and Industry 4.0 solutions. The company calls it "the first smart factory for Industry 4.0 solutions that was designed for digitally connected production processes throughout."

Walk the line

01/01/2010

Part Time column from the January 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

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Made in America: repeatable precision

03/01/2010

Part Time column for March 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

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Maintaining the productivity party

05/01/2010

END USER: North America Clutch Corp., (414) 267-4000, www.noram-clutch.com. CHALLENGE: Lower manufacturing costs. SOLUTION: An automated turning center. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: Amada Machine Tools America Inc., (847) 797-8700, www.amadamt.com; Progressive Machinery Inc., (414) 577-3200, www.progressivemachinerywi.com

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Finessing fins

05/01/2010

Part Time column for the May 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

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