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Software

Monitoring Improves Machine Up Time And Shop Efficiency

Systems for monitoring the machining process not only allow tool wear and tool breakage to be detected at an early stage, but they also provide a process assessment and optimization functions that can be used to improve machine utilization and thus improve the return on machine capital cost.

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Turning Machines

CNC Multi-Spindle Offers New Feature Combos For Lower Cost Per Part

Not too long ago, if cycle time was the primary consideration when buying a new multi- spindle machine, the choice was automatic—cam automatic, that is. Today, CNC multi-spindle machines offer cycle times comparable to those for cam automatics and a great deal more. Builders of CNC multi-spindles have discovered more ways to computerize their machines, providing packages of features that raise their productivity to a new level.

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Lean Setup Times For Screw Machines

Vanamatic’s Presentation Demonstrates How Easy It Is To Reduce Setup Time And Labor Costs

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Single & Multi-Spindles

Looking For Solutions In New Places

When this shop needed a new turning center to produce small parts quickly, it looked to the Haas Mini Lathe for the solution.

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Turning Machines

Meeting China's Challenge, British Style

This British shop is writing off simple, low-margin jobs, concentrating instead on tough-to-make parts in medium to high volumes for its new CNC multi-spindle machines.

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Member Profile: Swissline Precision Manufacturing

Rhode Island Manufacturer Trains Shop Staff To Be Versatile Operators

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Measurement

Sorting And Inspection...At What Cost?

Suppliers are feeling the heat to achieve zero defects PPM. Old methods are giving way to automated systems. Here’s a look at how lasers are leading the way.

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Starting A Quality System From Scratch

Most of us work with the quality systems and departments already in place in our companies. Much of our work is determined by the structure and form of the established quality policies, procedures, processes and systems that we have inherited. These systems grew as our businesses did, evolving from an initial inspection focus to systems using statistical process controls, and they now comply with international quality system standards.

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The Educational Foundation’s Reimbursement Program

Industry Employees Who Pass NIMS Credentialing Tests Are Eligible For Grants

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Turning Machines

Think You Can’t Afford New CNC Multi Technology?

At first glance, one might not think that spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on new CNC multi-spindle technology could actually improve a shop’s financial statement within several months, but it can and has at 64-year-old Kaddis Manufacturing in Rochester, New York.

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