Machining

Articles • September 15, 2017 • Christopher Tate

Shop credits timing for successful holemaking operations

At Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas Inc., holemaking success is about timing—finding the best sequence in which to perform manufacturing operations.

News • September 14, 2017

Pratt & Whitney adds new fan blade manufacturing facility to Lansing plant

Pratt & Whitney's new 93,000 square-foot facility adds to an already existing GTF fan blade production line in Lansing. The company's AutoAir facility has had a tenfold ramp-up in the past 20 months, and has increased its workforce from just over 200 to almost 700.

News • September 14, 2017 • Michael C. Anderson

Expertise, new technology shared at Makino’s Die/Mold Technology Expo

The first day of Makino Corp.'s two-day 2017 Die/Mold Technology Expo included technology seminars, economic prognosticators, and demonstrations on more than 23 state-of-the-art machines at the company's U.S. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. The company also unveiled a new vertical machining center for true 5-axis continuous processing.

Articles • September 13, 2017 • Michael C. Anderson

Aerospace supplier lives up to challenges

Visioneering Inc. employees stay ready to adapt to change as the Auburn Hills, Mich., aerospace supplier opens a new facility and adopts a new way to apply coolant.

Articles • September 12, 2017 • Kip Hanson

Alternatives to steep tapers

Today's machine tool users have more spindle choices than just the steep-taper designs developed 40 years ago.n

Videos • September 12, 2017

The CNC Chef: Taming chatter | Episode 7

In the seventh episode of The CNC Chef, Bob Warfield of the CNCCookbook outlines steps that will help you tame chatter.

News • September 11, 2017

Simplified CAM for advanced EDM wire cutting

The cutting of intricate profiles and odd angles is the domain of wire EDM machining processes, capable of creating ultraprecise shapes and superior finishes that are near-impossible to machine by other means. However, just because a shape is difficult to machine does not mean it should be hard to program.

Articles • September 11, 2017 • Michael Deren

Machinist’s Corner: Show customers you care

How do you treat your a customer who received an order and has a problem with it? Maybe you shipped the wrong part or made a part according to an old revision. How do you handle the situation and appease the customer?

Products • September 11, 2017

FZU 5-Axis Gantry Mill

The demands for prototype, tool and mold making are increasing. Only those who can supply high-quality output, quickly and flexibly, can succeed against the powerful competition worldwide. Zimmermann is responding to this trend with the new FZU.

Articles • September 7, 2017 • William Leventon

Machine Technology: No-hands tool changing

When CNC milling machines were conceived some in the metalworking industry asked why a computer couldn't also manage tool changes. That question was the impetus behind the development of the automatic toolchanger.

Products • September 7, 2017

PUMA 2600 SY II Horizontal Turning Center

Doosan Machine Tools has added the PUMA 2600 SY II to its lineup of high-productivity turning centers. The PUMA 2600 SY II is a high-performance, 10-inch class, subspindle Y-axis horizontal turning center designed to craft high precision parts from a range of difficult-to-machine materials.

Products • September 7, 2017

ESPRIT CAM Software Delivers Solutions for Industry 4.0

To prepare factories for an increasingly digital future, and to better support Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing initiatives, DP Technology is focusing on a range of solutions to drive automation in manufacturing. The ESPRIT CAM system enables manufacturers to streamline their workflows, prevent silos from forming during the manufacturing process, increase tool life and machine utilization, and create greater access to practical knowledge for process improvement.