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The power of density determination in additive manufacturing
5 reasons why CFexpress is the future of industrial memory cards
Tricks and techniques for specifying surface texture parameters
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Milling Sculptured Surfaces
Researchers at Ohio State University produced contoured cuts with different ball mills to determine the best tool material and coating for the job. This article reports their findings and offers recommendations for extended tool life when milling molds and dies.
High Performance at High Speeds
The economic benefits of high-speed machining can be lost if the wrong tools are used. This article describes the types of solid-carbide drills and endmills that can ensure long-running performance. It also covers the proper handling and setup of these tools.
Presetters Produce Profit
There are a variety of presetters on the market. All reduce machine downtime by allowing shops to set up tools offline. This article discusses the different presetter types and the impact that these differences will have on the instrument's price and functionality.
New Twists on Threading: General Industry Coverage
The advent of CNCs made new threadmaking technologies practical. Among these technologies are rigid tapping and thread milling. This article describes the uses, techniques and benefits of these two threadmaking methods.
Rigid Rules: General Industry Coverage
There are some tapping situations that call for a rigid tapholder and some that call for a length-compensating holder. Often the choice depends on the capabilities of the machine and the CNC driving the tap. This article discusses why a machinist might choose one type of tapholder or the other.
The Good, the Bad and the Retapped
Internal threads can end up undersized because of the work material's properties or because of changes to the hole's dimensions caused by plating or heat-treating processes performed after tapping. This article explains H- and D-limits and how to use them to specify a tap that will produce the right size thread, regardless of any post-tapping operations.
Quality Through the Tiers: General Industry Coverage
Manufacturing customers have begun demanding that their suppliers institute quality-control processes. At the same time, they are expecting their suppliers to adopt more efficient processes so that suppliers can reduce their prices while maintaining profitability. This article discusses these pressures and how even subtier suppliers are being affected by them.
The Hard Truth: General Industry Coverage
The fundamentals of wheel dressing and truing are reviewed in this article, which covers the proper maintenance of a wide variety of wheel bonds and abrasive types. The article also discusses different truing techniques and their appropriateness for different uses.
Creep-Feed Exam: General Industry Coverage
Researchers at the Center for Grinding Research performed a series of creep-feed grinding tests to determine the causes of the heat damage and striations they observed. The tests involved grinding slots and vertical faces. This report discusses the dynamics behind these problems and suggests ways to avoid them.
Powder Particulars: General Industry Coverage
This article describes the shapes and sizes of diamond particles produced through standard manufacturing processes. The uses for these different types of particles are also explained, with an emphasis on particles used in superfinishing powders and slurries.
Superabrasive Safety: Safety, Standards & Compliance
Standards governing grinding-wheel safety testing do not cover all superabrasive wheels. This article suggests that these standards should include them. The author explains why as he describes a typical superabrasive wheel and the dynamics of superabrasive wheel failure.
Modular Moneymakers: Drilling Performance
Modular toolholding systems save shops money in several ways, according to this article. By making it possible to use the same tools on several machines, for example, a modular toolholding system can allow a shop to reduce its tool inventory. This article explains many other savings in addition to tool inventory reduction.
