Basics
I'm Still Learning After All These Years
I've had to learn how to defy my training and write in a less formal way.
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What are you Thankful For?
I'm thankful for the opportunity to contribute to articles that are particularly rewarding because of their popularity with readers. "Bar Feeder Basics" from our October issue is a good example.
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6 Reasons to Consider Thread Milling
Threading a workpiece is a fundamental metalworking process that every manufacturing engineer takes for granted.
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Fast ROI Convinces Shop to Add Robotic Automation
“If we get a job that requires a process we don’t normally do, we have very few other shops in the area we can call on, so we figure out how to do it ourselves. This often means adding new technology,” says Cody Dolce, owner of Glacier Tool & Die.
Read MoreEfficient Inspection on the Shop Floor
While sometimes a nuisance, inspecting machined parts is a critical function in the machine shop. Here are a few different looks at how to choose the most suitable inspection process for a given application.
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Understanding Thread Whirling with a Broken Hip
Every day, injured folks benefit from bone screws machined by thread whirling.
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Subspindle Workholding Options
The advent of subspindle turning operations has impacted throughput for many shops. Understanding workholding options available for backworking can help a shop make better decisions when specifying how to hold parts for op. 20.
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Reasons Why Steel is Vacuum Treated
Vacuum treated (vacuum degassed) steel is used for critical applications that require steel with an exceptionally high degree of structural uniformity, internal soundness, and other characteristics that may be impaired by the effects of uncontrolled amounts of dissolved gases.
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Consolidating Operations with Swiss-Type Machines
This Ohio shop is learning about Swiss-type machines and finding how to blend the production advantages they bring into a smooth workflow. Machining parts complete in a single handling is one big advantage and a throughput goal for this shop.
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Medical Machining Challenges and Solutions
This medical shop has run into several challenges, but has discovered how to work around them.
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