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Light-Heavyweight Machining

Author Bill Kennedy
Published
December 01, 2007 - 11:00am

Machine tool requirements for cutting large, lightweight titanium parts. Machining centers fulfill demand for heavyweight machining of difficult-to-cut, lightweight workpieces.

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Related Glossary Terms

  • centers

    centers

    Cone-shaped pins that support a workpiece by one or two ends during machining. The centers fit into holes drilled in the workpiece ends. Centers that turn with the workpiece are called “live” centers; those that do not are called “dead” centers.

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Contributing Editor

Bill Kennedy, based in Latrobe, Pa., is a former contributing editor for Cutting Tool Engineering. He has an extensive background as a technical writer.