FEATURES

A Long-Term Partnership with Big Rewards

In less than 1 year, MSC's expert tooling and machining recommendations saved Warren Screw Machine more than $170,000 during the production of the tubes, tabs and linkage parts.

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Consistent Surface Texturing

A number of methods are available for surface texturing.

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Craftsman's Cribsheet: 3 Key Factors to Understanding the Machinability of Carbon and Alloy Steel

The machinability of steel bars is determined by three primary factors: cold work, thermal treatment, and chemical composition.1.

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Group Think

We citizens of the United States really have only a few mandates for good citizenship: paying taxes and jury duty.

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Single & Multi-Spindles

Here, Multi-Spindles are Alive and Well

While the nature of multi-spindle work has changed over time, the demand for parts produced using this technology remains strong for this Midwest contract manufacturer, which successfully blends older cam and new CNC multi-spindle machine technologies.

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Magnetic Filtration Leads to Premier Finish

Magnetic filtration can be used in almost any environment where ferrous and paramagnetic contamination of a liquid is a problem.

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Medical Shop Increases Tool Life with Hex Broaching

A manufacturer of spinal implants and surgical instruments achieves immediate results in a switch from rotary broaching to hex broaching.

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Parts Cleaning

Power in Compact Cleaning

Capital improvement decisions can often be “no risk/no reward.” This shop passed on potential production equipment in favor of a new cleaning system and found great reward.

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Precision Machining Industry NAICS 332721 Fast Facts

The PMPA serves the precision machining industry by providing information, resources and networking opportunities.

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Reconsider College as an Investment

We have plenty of jobs for sharp people and a career path that will include some college--but not years of college debt and lost earnings.

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Measurement

SmartProfile 2.0 Provides Measured Data Analysis

Kotem Ltd., a division of Quality Vision International Inc. (QVI), releases SmartProfile 2.0—the new version of its GD&T evaluation software.

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Cutting Tools

Thread Whirling Basics

The rapidly increasing demand for high-value threaded parts with exceptionally high length-to-diameter ratios has created a lot of interest in thread whirling technology among American shops and manufacturers.

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