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How Angle Heads Streamline Multi-Axis Machining Operations
The array of configurations is vast, but angle heads typically serve a common function: eliminate having to perform a separate operation to access a part…
Hold tight, and right: 5-Axis Machining
Your shop just bought its first 5-axis machining center.
A Machine Tool for Industry 4.0
Are visitors to a bearing manufacturing facility in Hoechstadt, Germany, getting an early glimpse of what Industry 4.0 looks like?
Rise of multitasking: Turning Performance
The drive to reduce setup times and operator intervention has led to the proliferation of multitask machines.
Plan ahead
Presented here are more tips and tricks for proper planning when CNC machining.
The CAD/CAM user experience
CAD/CAM software developers are no longer competing only with each other.
Are You Just Another Resume?
I typically keep my resume online at all times on the major job search engines and update it annually to keep recruiters I've worked with in the past abreast…
Closer inspection
Metrology is evolving to allow inspection to be moved closer to the production area.
Conventional thinking: Medical Manufacturing
Anyone who's drilled a deep hole on a CNC lathe or mill knows it's not easy.
Streamlining work flow: Drilling Performance
CHALLENGE: Reduce setup and cycle times while meeting customers' demands for high-quality parts.
From hard gaging to noncontact
CHALLENGE: Upgrade QC to reduce the amount of time required for dimension measurements.
A 5-axis wireless, indexing tombstone
KME CNC developed a 5-axis tombstone 8 years ago for horizontal machining centers that allows milling on five or more sides of a workpiece and on four…
A new bonded superabrasive material
PCD oxidizes when cutting materials such as iron, cobalt, nickel, chromium and vanadium because of the high temperatures generated while cutting.
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