Parts Handling

Evolving market needs and technical demands transform parts cleaning.

A dual-pallet horizontal machining center with a maximum workpiece swing of 3,200mm can handle the load.

Selecting manual or automatic pallet systems to reduce spindle downtime. Before shifting into palletized parts-handling systems, you need to choose manual or automatic.

Workholding: Suppliers develop solutions for parts that are simply hard to hang on to.

Looking to streamline its process and improve part quality, Automated Design Corp. moved into a facility that enabled it to set up a machine shop.

OEMs and other manufacturers frequently require special machines for production and assembly purposes. About half of Coldwater Machine Co.’s business involves building those machines, but few off-the-shelf components are available. Therefore, Coldwater machines the components in-house at its 132,500-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Coldwater, Ohio. And, many of the parts are large.

“Pressure” and “flow” are common terms when discussing air compressors, but the relationship between the two is often misunderstood.

High-quality metrology feedback is one of the cornerstones of precision manufacturing, but that's easier said than done, according to the Shop Operations column in the July 2017 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

When purchasing consumer products, most of us quickly decide to pass on extended warranties. But extended machine tool warranties may merit more careful consideration, according to the Machine Technology column in the March 2017 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.