TANDEM KSP plus Clamping Force Block
The TANDEM KSP plus clamping force block from SCHUNK is reportedly setting new standards in automated manufacturing.
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Methods to host Metal Storm event
Methods Machine Tools Inc., a supplier of machine tools, automation and accessories, announced it is hosting Metal Storm 2014, an open house event taking place June 11-12, 2014 at the company's recently-renovated headquarters and corporate technology center at 71 Union Avenue, Sudbury, Mass. Metal Storm 2014 will feature over 50 machines under power. Attendees are also invited to participate in technical seminars conducted throughout the event by manufacturing industry experts in automotive, aerospace, automation and more.
Komet and Schunk hold joint event
Komet of America, a Schaumburg, Ill.-based manufacturer of bore machining, reaming and threading tools, and Schunk Inc., a Morrisville, N.C., provider of clamping technology and gripping systems, held a joint distributor event on April 9, 2014, at Komet of America's Schaumburg facility. The 5-hour event consisted of morning product presentations and three afternoon demos in the machining center on the production floor featuring Schunk workholding and toolholding with Komet cutting tools.
Here come the cool jets
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My kind of town, Chicago is
Chicago wins bid to host digital manufacturing institute.
Defining the ‘welding shop’
My first experience with welding was when my dad taught me to stick weld in the basement of our home. When I was about 9 years old, he came home with a new welding hood. I remember asking him who the hood was for and being mortified when he said it was for me.
BUCHER Emhart Glass removes the bottleneck in parting off
Increase productivity when parting off a component. A new parting and grooving tool that practically tripled machining parameters.
Angle head key to keyway machining
Boost productivity when machining keyways into a Nitralloy steel cutting tool head. Switch the work to a vertical machining center and obtain a custom 90° angle head.
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In 2013, the U.S. passed Russia as the world's leading producer of oil and gas and became a net oil exporter for the first time in decades -- all thanks to shale.
CAM program keeps pace with part complexity
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Balancing rotating elements in machines
The rotating elements in machine tools often generate unacceptable forces due to unbalance, and manufacturers usually take corrective action to reduce the forces.
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