100-mm Size Added to FlexC Quick-Change Clamping System
Edited by Lori Beckman
PMTS 2023: Hardinge’s FlexC 100-mm chucks and collets are available for purchase in Style A and Style DL variants.
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Parts Cleaning Sector Shifts Energy Toward Regulatory Changes
By: Lori Beckman
With changes in EPA regulations regarding the use of some popular cleaning fluids, cleaning suppliers and end users are readjusting business strategies and/or cleaning processes to meet new requirements.
Automation in the Alps: Studer AG Unveils New Grinding Concepts
By: Lori Beckman
Studer AG, member company of United Grinding, held its annual press conference at its Swiss Alps location earlier this month to announce its new automatic loaders to accompany its existing grinding machines as well as other offerings and automation features.
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Register Now! Parts Cleaning Conference 2023 Focuses on Solvent Replacement and More
By: Lori Beckman
Attend this year’s conference at PMTS 2023! This one-day conference on April 19 will expand your knowledge and your industry contact list.
Reinventing the Wheel with Robot-Automated CNC Multitasking
By: Lori Beckman
One race team discovers how to efficiently manufacture a new wheel nut design for the next-generation NASCAR stock car with the help of a CNC mill/turn and a built-in robot.
Breaking the Barriers for Small Tool Breakage Detection
By: Lori Beckman
This contact-free tool breakage detector, especially useful for machine tools with small tools and small workzones, offers a quick and efficient way to change out broken tools before they cause bigger problems.
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Video Tech Brief: Quality Control is Using the Right Software
By: Lori Beckman
This machine shop’s mapping software program runs on its gaging system to increase the accuracy of the probe’s tolerance measurement on the thin-walled aluminum tube machined by the shop.
Where Micro-Laser Machining Is the Focus
By: Lori Beckman
A company that was once a consulting firm has become a successful micro-laser machine shop producing complex parts and features that most traditional CNC shops cannot machine.
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Video Tech Brief: Benefits of a CNC Bar Puller
By: Lori Beckman
CNC bar pullers can benefit machining processes by providing automation. Watch this video to learn more from a user of a bar puller on a turning center.
Robot Readiness: Taking Initial Steps Toward Integration
By: Lori Beckman
Not confident enough about automating a process yet in your machine shop? These considerations will help you better understand the path to robot adoption.
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Swiss-Type Add-On System Enables In-Line Inspection
By: Lori Beckman
When small part inspection and/or segregation is critical, this flexible, automated unloading and palletizing system for Swiss-type lathes can be the answer.
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Overcoming Challenges of Medical Device Machining with Metalworking Fluids
By: Lori Beckman
Implementing coolant specifically designed for medical applications and following coolant maintenance protocols can help medical device manufacturers better manage obstacles encountered in that sector.
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