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Building Growth: Medical Manufacturing
Dynomax Inc. is taking self sufficiency to a new level.
Diverse gear making: General Industry Coverage
As demand for vehicle transmissions and other systems requiring quieter, more compact and lighter gear mechanisms increases, gear manufacturers seek to…
Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill!: Drilling Performance
States near the Marcellus Shale, a huge natural gas formation centered in Pennsylvania, are feverishly pursuing a $4 billion ethane "cracker" to be built by…
In-depth reliability: Drilling Performance
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Machine bed support key to accuracy
Machine Technology column: A machine tool bed serves several important functions.
Measuring machine productivity
Many large corporations are well versed in total productive maintenance, but smaller companies are probably not.
Plunge Milling Improves Metal Removal in Deep Machining
Significant progress in metalworking productivity most often results from the combined efforts of toolmakers, machine tool builders and software developers.
Primer on the King of Machines: Manual Lathe Basics
The manual lathe remains the cornerstone of machining fundamentals.
Pumping Up Production: Drilling Performance
As the U.S. strives to become less dependent on foreign energy sources, energy producers are increasingly employing hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," to…
Race to the Finish: General Industry Coverage
Where there are drilled holes, there are burrs.
Raising the Bar
Bar feeders, once known as slow and inefficient 'rattle tubes,' are now high-speed, automated units.
Retrofit revitalization: Turning Performance
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Software simplifies linear drive selection
Get with the Program: CNC systems, metrology equipment and other types of machinery often require a linear motion component.
Solving a one-time problem: Drilling Performance
Part Time: While some shops shy away from difficult projects, others welcome them.
To float or not to float
At my shop and others I've been in contact with, cash flow and timely payment have become issues that require greater scrutiny.
Working in a coal mine
END USER: Cincinnati Mine Machinery Co., (513) 728-4040, www.cinmine.com.
Soft machine
Robust and stiff often come to mind when considering the characteristics that make for a productive milling machine.
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