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General Shop Equipment & Supplies
Latest in General Shop Equipment & Supplies
Milling with constant force
There are many reasons for cutting force to vary, even during stable milling. These include tool teeth entering and exiting the cut, instantaneous changes in chip thickness, and tooth orientation changing as the tool rotates. However, it is possible to arrange the cutting conditions in a simple way and keep the cutting force constant.
Sector report: medical parts
Despite setbacks and challenges, the orthopedic implant market is set to grow.
Making one-of-a-kind knee implants: Medical Manufacturing
The amount of advanced CNC equipment in Micron Product's orthopedic machining work cell has doubled in the past 5 years, while the number of programmer/machinists has remained about the same due to the use of more efficient, advanced CAM technology.
Keeping machines and operators cool and clean
Shops today are more aware of environmental conditions. Mist collectors and electrostatic air cleansers are not uncommon and many manufacturers realize there's little chance of attracting high-caliber work from customers when the shop is a pigsty.
All-or-nothin’ burn: General Industry Coverage
Water is an effective heat conductor, and, if you get an adequate supply of coolant within the pores of the wheel, the coolant will absorb about 70 percent of the heat.
Tech center offers manual and CNC machining programs
Manufacturers nationwide are struggling to find skilled labor, and several community colleges and technical centers around the country have stepped in to fill the void, including a technical training center in Phoenix that offers CNC and manual machining programs. The Maricopa Skill Center offers two machining certificates: CNC machining and manual machining. Students in the program attend class 6 hours a day, Monday through Thursday. The CNC machining program takes about a year to complete.
Aircraft market shows signs of recovery
Since the economic slowdown in 2008, the global sales of business aircraft has been less than 50 percent of the annual sales in 2007; however, as aircraft fleets get older and the economy improves, pent-up demand may stimulate purchases.
AME debuts new job board
The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), Rolling Meadows, Ill., has debuted the AME Manufacturing Job Board, designed to connect job-seeking professionals with the organizations requiring their specific skills.
Multi-POD
FACTIVITY has released an enhanced, user friendly interface for its manufacturing software that will help factory operators working on multiple jobs, or with multiple parts, at the same time. The new Multi-POD facility is an improvement on the standard electronic "paperless" operator interface used in the FACTIVITY floor screens.
Special Soft Top Jaws
Turned or bored soft blank top jaws from Dillon manufacturing provide a smooth gripping surface that holds the work piece snugly as a result of a greater coefficient of friction with no marring of the workpiece.
Enterprise Edition Cloud
KeyedIn Solutions Inc. announced today the launch of its new KeyedIn Manufacturing – Enterprise Edition Cloud solution that enables a smooth, step-by-step evolution of critical business processes to the Cloud and maximizes efficient business management to meet the needs of large enterprise manufacturers.
