Rebuilding with VMCs: People & Companies
Shop destroyed by tornado restores milling operations with 6 new machines.
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Investing in hard milling
Shop seeks to overcome EDM bottlenecks when producing complex molds.
Edge fracturing stamped out: Design & Engineering
Drag finishing system doubles stamping tool life
Welcome to the clean jungle
Plant remodeling pushes Gorilla Mill to improve coolant cleanliness.
Developing a million-hole drill: Supply Chain & Logistics
Company turns to United Grinding for a machine that has both grinding and EDMing capabilities.n
Fixturing a big ring: Turning Performance
Part manufacturer seeks solution to effectively hold a large workpiece on a vertical machining center.
Taking cutters into their own hands
Frustrated with endmill accuracy, company turns to Anca Inc. to help produce unconventional cutters.
Partnership boosts productivity: Design & Engineering
Greenleaf and Ohio Crankshaft join forces to enhance throughput when milling locomotive crankshafts
Retrofit, CNC upgrade improves productivity
30-year-old Ewag RS12 five-axis CNC insert grinder gets new lease on life.
Shrinking cycle times: Drilling Performance
Shrink-fit holders further reduce cycle times in high-speed machining centers
Toolholding system delivers efficiency
Rego-Fix's PG toolholding collet system solves shop's pullout problem.
Out with the old machine, in with the more efficient
When two universal turning centers hit their replacement age, this machine shop took it to the next level with twin spindles and triple turrets.
