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MFGAxis — Buyer’s Guide
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Machining References
Curated technical references for machinists and engineers.
Machining Calculators
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Wire
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Hypertherm
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Siemens
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Fanuc
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Turnkey
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Super
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Pronest
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Online
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Tap
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Optical
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Machinist
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Makino
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Okuma
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Acme
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Tapping
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Raw
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Formula
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Case Hardening
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Insert Geometry
Insert identification, lead angle, indexable insert geometry, and selection references.
Boring
Boring heads, U-axis systems, contour boring, and setup references.
Cutting Forces
Cutting-force formulas, machining power, chip load, and speed/feed references.
Workholding
Workholding strategy, zero-point clamping, fixturing, and setup efficiency.
Threading
Threading calculators, tapping guidance, thread milling, and related tooling.
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Glossary
Definitions of machining and manufacturing terms.
Machining Fundamentals & Tooling References
Core explainers and shop-floor references for speeds, feeds, forces, insert identification, heat treatment, and cutter geometry.
Process Spotlights & Manufacturing Systems
Inspection, automation, digitalization, and application-specific reads that complement the core machining references above.
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IMTS 2022 Booth Visit with Vargus USA
Joe Magee, Vargus USA's product manager for threading and thread milling, offers an overview of the company's newest products, including the Mach TT threading tools for lay down and thread milling.
CNC Software/Mastercam Booth Visit
Ben Mund, the Mastercam channel marketing manager for CNC Software, talks about the company's focus on automation, productivity and boosting the output at shops across the spectrum of machining.
IMTS 2022 Booth Visit with ZOLLER
ZOLLER Inc. President Alexander Zoller highlights new tool heat shrink technology and more while Matt Brothers, Industry 4.0 Tech Center manager, describes a new measuring program for presetting skiving cutters.
IMTS 2022 Booth Visit with Star Cutter Co.
Star Cutter Co.'s Aaron Remsing, product manager, and Jeremy Hubbard, application engineer, demonstrate the new blade grinding capabilities of its flagship NXT Tool Grinder machine.
IMTS 2022 Booth Visit with Mastercut Tool Corp.
Mastercut Tool Corp. President and CEO Michael Shaluly offers a product overview and discusses the company's 70,000-square-foot factory with over 100 CNC machines.
GF Machining Solutions Booth Visit
John Roskos, GF Machining Solution's regional sales manager for System 3R, shows off the System 3R WorkPartner 1+ automation cell during IMTS 2022.
GWS Tool Group Booth Visit
Drew Strauchen, GWS Tool Group's executive vice president of marketing and business development, covers a wide variety of products for turning, threading, custom tooling, PCD tools, milling, custom inserts, holemaking and more.
IMTS 2022 Booth Visit with Schütte Corp.
Justin Smith, an application engineer for Schütte Corp., shows off the newest developments of Schütte's 335 Linear CNC tool grinding machine.
Allied Machine and Engineering Booth Visit
John Weniger, the product manager for Allied Machine and Engineering's T-A Pro line, provides a brief overview and demonstration of the T-A Pro M geometry insert.
IMTS 2022 Booth Visit with J.W. Done Corp.
Stan Kroll, general manager for J.W. Done Corp., discusses new sizes of the company's ORBITOOL deburring tool and shares how the tool helped one customer attain "out of this world" results.
IMTS 2022 Booth Visit with Makino
Kimberly Carroll, Makino Inc.'s director of marketing, showcases an interactive digital experience that allowed the company to display its entire fleet of machines at IMTS 2022.
Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Booth Visit
Zachary Hewes, a Marubeni Citizen-Cincom applications engineer, chats with a booth visitor about the company's Miyano BNA-42SY5 machine.
