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Turning Machines

CAM For Multitasking Operations

While still running a few different CAM systems in the shop, this manufacturer of aerospace and oil and gas industry components has implemented what it sees as the ideal package for programming its multitasking work.

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Machines

Investment Pays Off For Contract Shop

This shop added a CNC multi-spindle to its operation and reduced its cycle time and setup time.

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My Favorite Photograph

Here’s my favorite photo. I took it in Chicago’s Millennium Park a couple of years ago during a break from a conference. It’s a little girl playing in a fountain.

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Single & Multi-Spindles

Reinventing The Multi-Spindle's Spindle Drive

Applying CNC to a multi-spindle machine must deal with the problem of independently powering each of the main spindles. A machine, new to the North American market, overcomes this problem with a unique approach.

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Safety Courses Designed for this Industry

As a business owner, you want to provide your employees with a safe work environment. You want everyone at your business to go home whole and healthy every evening. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case.

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Shop Finds Success With Swiss Machine And Tooling Technology

 Tooling a Swiss-type machine is the second biggest decision a shop makes when intsalling a new machine. With the help of two OEM's, the New Jersey shop got it right out of the gate.  

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Tooling

Watkins Manufacturing Inc.

Watkins Manufacturing has been doing business in the Cincinnati area since the late 1800s. The company manufactured a variety of products during its long history as a job shop. In the 1960s, Watkins developed a unique cutoff process for internal use.

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