Smooth roughing: Turning Performance
Software for high-efficiency roughing makes moldmaking faster, more efficient.
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Mind your modules: Drilling Performance
Modular automation increases productivity and flexibility at a lower price point than custom solutions.
Rapid ascent
Small shop becomes a big aerospace manufacturer -- with a little help from its friends.
Bad parts? Check the tailstock
Every lathe and grinder operator has, at one time or another, struggled with workpieces that are out of round, tapered or have poor finish. The "quick fix" is typically replacing centers. The more involved fix requires replacing spindle bearings that appear to have failed prematurely.
Finding an app for that
After acquiring my first iPhone, I searched the Internet for apps to use in the shop. I found 70 hits for "machinist" or "machining" and 45 for "cutting tool." Conversely, there were 11,169 hits for movie apps and 37,616 for music apps.
Put your finger right there!
A shop I once worked at had a beautiful cast iron welding table. It was 5' wide × 12' long and had started life as a surface plate for assembling diesel engines. The owner bought it at auction for $100. With a screen in the middle, two guys could work on it at once.
Micromachine for max accuracy
Accurately machine EDM electrodes used to produce micromolds for medical parts. A high-speed, high-precision, 3-axis micro milling machine.
Endmills that can take the heat
Efficiently machine stainless steel parts without breaking endmills. 6-flute, solid-carbide endmills.
Discounts and increases: People & Companies
I strive to start each year on a positive note, but 2015 sure hasn't taken long to throw us our first challenging management scenario. It requires immediate oversight of rapidly changing economic conditions.
A clear view on vision panels
The cutting zone in a machine tool is dangerous. Hot chips and large quantities of coolant are often safety threats, but a tool rotating at a high speed is an even greater one.
Meeting a challenge: General Industry Coverage
Cast beryllium-aluminum parts.
Fine and stable core: General Industry Coverage
Ceramic core material that improves jet engine fuel efficiency.
