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Miscellaneous tips and tricks

09/01/2015
Author:
Tom Lipton
This column, which is my final installment, is like that special odds and ends drawer in your toolbox, the one with all the weird stuff in it for which you can't seem to find the perfect storage space.
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Modular machine strategy

09/01/2015
Author:
Peter Loetzner
Many trends affect the metalworking industry, including customer demands for the best quality, lowest cost and shortest delivery time. Design concepts for modular machine tools can address these expectations through general-function modules that can be combined to meet job requirements while reducing costs and lead times.
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Twin-spindle beast

09/01/2015
Author:
Ed Sinkora
What possesses a new job shop to buy a $1 million, twin-spindle machining center when even the smallest purchases are subject to debate? At Jersey Elite Manufacturing (JEM), Rockaway, N.J., the answer is experience and detailed analysis, because sometimes a seemingly extravagant investment is the smartest move.
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Smoothing the evolution of CNC

08/01/2015
Author:
Robin Cave
While machine tool CNCs continue to evolve, one development expands that process beyond what a control typically represents. Mazak's Smooth Technology is a complete process-performance technology platform that spans the part production landscape from programming and setup to metal-removal operations to automation to data collection, monitoring and transfer.
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Strengthening shafts, tubes

07/01/2015
Author:
Tom Lipton
Shafts and tubes are straightened using the same flame straightening techniques used for plates. An easy way to straighten a shaft is in V-blocks or, better yet, mounted between centers in a lathe using piped coolant.
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