Machines/Accessories/Controls

Get the Spin on Rotors

09/04/2018

Author:

Christopher Tate

Effective use of rotary devices helps shops move forward.

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Combo Machine Boosts Accuracy

09/12/2018

Author:

William Leventon

Machine Technology: Company builds 8-axis machining center with separate milling and laser-cutting workstations

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Every wonder what it would be like to sell machine tools for living? Rantings of a Machine Tool Salesman by Scott Walker provides a flavor of that wonderland career. Semiretired, Walker is chairman of Mitsui Seiki USA Inc., Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, where he started as vice president of sales in 1991. The company specializes in building heavy metal and mother machine tools.

5G test bed reduces measurement lag time

07/31/2018

Author:

Robert Weinstein

By 2020, 5G is expected to be the standard for mobile communications. It will provide transfer rates of up to 10,000 Mbps of data and allow many devices to operate simultaneously

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Software add-on gives shop fast results

07/24/2018

Finishing module requires extra programming time, but reduction in cycle time make it a winner.

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Choosing the best in advance condition monitoring

07/17/2018

Author:

Dan Davis

Learn the main differences between continuous remote monitoring and wireless route-based monitoring to help you choose the right type for your business.

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Good machines can come in small packages

07/10/2018

Author:

William Leventon

There are relatively small, budget-friendly machines on the market that might meet your needs.

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What do you do when your orders outpace your production?

Since 1978, Moore’s Ideal Products, LLC (MIP) in Covina, California has designed and manufactured parts and tools for high-performance RC race cars. Recently MIP experienced a sharp increase in demand for their products, especially their world-renowned hex wrenches. MIP needed to increase their production without sacrificing the production or development of other products.

Meet the new Okuma GENOS M460V-5AX

The purposefully affordable GENOS M460V-5AX is a full simultaneous 5-axis machine specifically designed for high-precision manufacturing from the most demanding materials. The Okuma 5-axis machine you’ve always wanted is now within reach. Robust performance in a smaller footprint. With its innovative double-column structure, the GENOS M460V-5AX is a next-generation vertical machining center.

Gaining control of a blanchard grinder

06/20/2018

Adding a CNC to a Blanchard grinder makes the machine easier to operate and maintain.

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