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Machine tool users can access the information contained in a stability lobe diagram to greatly increase productivity.
Industry
Machinery & Equipment Manufacturing
Mills Made-to-Order
Applying "off-the-shelf," standard milling tools to get the job done provides several benefits: the tools are readily available and usually from numerous suppliers, their prices are competitive and the results are predictable. Nonetheless, even with a multitude of standard tools available for nearly every milling application, parts manufacturers often require specials engineered for a specific application.
Practicing routine grinding machine maintenance produces productivity gains
Because of the array of precision functions grinding machines perform, it's vital to properly maintain them to keep them operating at their peak in terms of accuracy and reliability. You can start by devising a maintenance program and sticking with it. This article provides tips on how to set up key parts of that program.
Fire suppression systems can protect machining centers—and your shop
Because they produce chips at high operating temperatures, often with oil-based coolants present, machine tools can easily catch fire. However, if shops plan ahead for this possibility by installing fire suppression systems, they can avoid catastrophic damage to the machine and the shop itself.
Achieving process repeatability
Machine Technology column for June 2009 issue.
MultiMax
Getting the most from multitask machines requires knowing whether the parts a shop produces are appropriate for the technology, selecting and training the right employees and applying the correct tools.
The inner workings of lathes
Shop Operations column for May 2009 Cutting Tool Engineering
Using stability lobe diagrams
Machine Technology column for May 2009 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering
Straight to a round
Parts manufacturers should head straight to their high-strength round inserts to turn nickel-base alloys.
Choosing a spindle
April 2009 Machine Technology column
Special projects
Challenging Swiss-style machining jobs can require specialty collets or novel applications of standard workholding.
The impeller–quintessential example of 5-axis machining
March 2009 Get With The Program column