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A flash of ceramic: General Industry Coverage
A fixturing system for enabling ceramic coatings to be efficiently deposited via cathodic arc evaporation.
Good connections: Drilling Performance
The combination of rigid machine tool and strong spindle connection is ideal for cutting titanium.
Mixed signals: Industry Trends & Analysis
Manufacturing faces more uncertainty than usual in 2013, but the year ahead could be a good one.
The write stuff: Medical Manufacturing
The pros and cons of marking parts with laser, micropercussion and scribing technologies.
Trending to turning
Holding a few tenths tolerance on a piece of 60-HRC steel was once the domain of expensive grinding equipment.
What manufacturing skills gap?: Industry Trends & Analysis
Many reasons are given, including the bad image of manufacturing, lack of training in high schools and competition from other economic sectors.
Simple activities, amazing benefits: CMM Inspection
A machine shop can become a messy place if you don't stay on top of it.
Apparent mass of moving machine elements
The moving elements of a machine tool have mass.
Meeting the workholding challenge: Turning Performance
In my August column, I described several common applications for workholding when turning, where the cutting tool is static and the workpiece spins.
Achieving flexible workholding: Turning Performance
Combustion components from Mitsubishi Power Systems had never been built outside of Japan until Savannah Machinery Works opened its doors in November 2010.
Tips for a manual milling machine
In my October column, I explained how the design of manual milling machines could be improved.
Achieving reasonable wheel wear: General Industry Coverage
Dear Doc: I grind fine threads into hardened stainless steel with a fine-mesh aluminum-oxide wheel.
Inside and out: Turning Performance
Similar to a multitask machine, a machine tool that combines ID and OD grinding enables producing a part in one chucking.
Extreme tools for an extreme sport
END USER: David Buchberger, (585) 208-7382, www.hispeedcorp.com.
Faster facemilling
END USER: Continental Motors Inc., (800) 718-3411, www.genuinecontinental.aero.
Dialing up precision holemaking: Drilling Performance
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