Relying on rapid-fire micrographs: Inspection Efficiency
CHALLENGE: Increase QC efficiency when inspecting composite auto parts. An automated opto-digital microscope.
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IMTS was a worthy experience
IMTS is a spectacle full of machining and related technologies that will excite anyone in this business, observes Manager's Desk Columnist Keith Jennings in the October 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
Continuing what we started: General Industry Coverage
Whether we're machinists, programmers, manufacturing engineers or material scientists, we need to prepare our replacements, urges Machinist's Corner Columnist Michael Deren in the October 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
Preloading ball nuts: General Industry Coverage
The advantages of preloading ball nuts.
As the U turns: Turning Performance
A U-axis system that enables complete machining of a part on one standard machine tool without rotating the workpiece or moving it to a lathe.
So long bactericide: General Industry Coverage
Metalworking fluids formulated to be bactericide-free and nearly odorless.
Tide turning in tech training?
Pundits have long said that U.S. machine shops and parts manufacturers need skilled candidates to fill thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of available jobs. The problem, it's alleged, is getting people interested in manufacturing in the first place.
Metrology software
Metrology software offers unique benefits.
When more is better: Drilling Performance
Simultaneous machining on two to four spindles enhances efficiency and lowers the cost per part for high-volume production.
Head in the cloud: Inspection Efficiency
One of the functions of the cloud is to provide software programs to users without the hassle of actually installing it. Instead, a Web browser or small bit of software known as a client is used to share information with a group of computers or servers.
Selecting surface-hardening methods: General Industry Coverage
The choice of selective suface-hardening methods depends on workpiece size, shape material and application, but they can be grouped in two main categories: thermal and mechanical.
Machine-integrated inspection systems can improve quality, profitability
Stopping a machine to measure a workpiece is a waste of time. Not only is a high-priced piece of CNC equipment being taken out of production, but the measurements obtained when a machinist leans into a machine with a micrometer or bore gage can't compare in accuracy to those generated by a coordinate measuring machine or inline probe.
