All Systems Go: Medical Manufacturing
Shop takes a 'systems' approach to holding microparts.
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Critical Mass: Inspection Efficiency
Mass finishing parts at the machining center offers economic advantages.
Take Back Time: 5-Axis Machining
Cavalier Tool & Manufacturing's investment in new capabilities pays off with benefits in cost cutting and increased productivity.
Cutting Time for Facing: Quick Guide
Facing time calculations change depending on whether spindle speed stays constant or surface speed is held constant. This guide explains the math shops use to estimate cycle time.
Small But Mighty: 5-Axis Machining
New technology opens up new applications for small HMCs.
Hunting for Reliability: Drilling Performance
Hunting Energy Services not only machines oil and gas drilling components—it assembles and repairs the tools that do the work.
Power Surge: Inspection Efficiency
Manufacturing parts for the nuclear energy industry, which is growing globally, is expected to expand in the U.S. as well. Three shops explain their strategies to capitalize on the growing market.
The Hole Edge: Drilling Performance
Machining a clean, straight and in-tolerance hole through a part is not the only requirement for many holemaking applications. In many cases, hole entrances and exits are also critical to part functionality.
High-Velocity Grind: General Industry Coverage
Strategies for grinding HVOF-coated aerospace parts.
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.
