High-Velocity Grind: General Industry Coverage
Strategies for grinding HVOF-coated aerospace parts.
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Multisoft: Turning Performance
CAM and simulation software packages enable productive programming of multitasking machines—particularly as they become 'ultratasking' machines.
Turning Vertical
Turning a lathe vertical can be a productivity turn for the better—for large and small parts.
Tackling Triple Nickel: General Industry Coverage
When it comes to milling aerospace parts made from Ti5553, difficulty is in the eye of the beholder.
Machining rings around the competition
Part Time column for February 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering looks at a shop that machines tungsten-carbide wedding, engagement and personal rings.
HMC puts rail component producer on the fast track
END USER: Wabtec Corp.; (864) 433-5900; www.wabtec.com. CHALLENGE: Increase machining productivity for two-piece railroad drawbars. SOLUTION: Dual-pallet HMC with long spindle extension.
Pumping up productivity: Turning Performance
END USER: Premium Frac Pumps LLC; (682) 647-3300; www.premiumfracpumps.com. CHALLENGE: Increase output of components for hydraulic fracturing pumps. SOLUTION: Automated cell consisting of two CNC lathes and robotic workhandling.
Further freezing: General Industry Coverage
END USER: Cryogenic Institute of New England Inc.; (508) 459-7447; www.nitrofreeze.com. CHALLENGE: Increase cryogenic treatment processing capability while reducing processing time and costs. SOLUTION: A cryogenic thermal cycling system that also heat treats parts and avoids oiling steel parts for processing.
Milling Mastery
Boosting milling productivity requires understanding the process.
Liberating islands of manufacturing data
Get With The Program column for Cutting Tool Engineering's January 2011 issue covers the importance of networking all of the data in your shop.
Shop floors and lighting are critical
Shop Operations column for Cutting Tool Engineering's January 2011 issue addresses how the condition and maintenance of metalworking shops have a direct impact on efficiency and morale.
Modulated toolpaths for chip breaking
Machine Technology column from Cutting Tool Engineering's January 2011 issue discusses the need for modulated toolpaths to ensure chip breaking when turning.
