Machining

Articles • August 1, 2013 • Dr. Scott Smith

Spindle bearing preload increases stiffness

Spindle bearings support the spindle in the housing and transmit cutting forces to the machine structure. The bearings are intended to hold the spindle accurately in position.

Articles • August 1, 2013 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Be cautious when changing coolant

A company running a centralized coolant system with neat oil seeks help from the Grinding Doc. The shop's oil supplier is promising great things if the shop switches to a newer oil product. But it seems like such a grand undertaking.

Articles • August 1, 2013 • Scott Lewis

Time to part

In parting, or cut-off, operations, the objective is to efficiently and securely separate one part of the workpiece from the other. To achieve this, a straight cut is made to a depth that equals the radius of a bar, or workpiece.

Articles • August 1, 2013 • Keith Jennings

What goes around, comes around

Representing your company through community involvement accomplishes two goals. Hopefully, you're doing something positive and, in return, raising the reputation of you and your company. You may also gain access to another network of valuable contacts and potential leads.

Articles • August 1, 2013 • Christopher Tate

Adding value with single-piece part flow

Since the May issue, I have been writing about our combustion shop's migration from batch processing to single-piece flow, or machining one part at a time. Single-piece flow eliminates work in process. This is desirable because WIP hides part defects and increases lead times and inventory levels.

Articles • August 1, 2013 • Tom Lipton

Even more tips for operating a CNC mill

Continuing the theme of the previous three columns, here are additional tips for enhancing the operation of a CNC milling machine from Shop Operations columnist Tom Lipton.

News • July 22, 2013

New sites for Contour, Huffman, Springfield

Three related manufacturing companies have launched new Web sites. Contour Precision Group, a manufacturer of complex prismatic parts; Huffman LLC, a builder of profile grinding machines, laser powder fusion cladding and welding machines and waterjet machines; and Springfield Manufacturing LLC, a provider of advanced manufacturing solutions, are all based in Clover, S.C.

Products • July 13, 2013

CIMTECH Synthetic Fluids

CIMCOOL Fluid Technology announced the release of a new lubricant technology for machining and grinding of hard metals.

Products • July 13, 2013

OP 019 CNC Operator Panel

Siemens OP 019 is a new CNC operator panel with advanced technology, enabling seamless design integration to the Sinumerik Operate graphical user interface and Sinumerik 840D sl CNC for use on high-end milling, turning, grinding, laser-cutting and other machine tools.

Products • July 13, 2013

NCEXPERIENCE

SPRING Technologies has demonstrated a connection between work instruction sheets and a machine's CNC.

Products • July 13, 2013

Pitch Adjustment Option for Uhing RG Linear Drives

Amacoil/Uhing has introduced a new option for Uhing RG linear drives which enables extremely fine adjustment to the linear pitch of the drive unit.

Products • July 13, 2013

Studer CT550 Cylindrical Grinding Machine

With the recent addition of the Studer CT internal cylindrical grinding machine series, United Grinding has substantially increased their ID grinding capabilities.