Good Investment Casting
An increasing number of shops that make metal parts that are intricate, require extensive machining or are produced repetitively or in limited quantities, are finding that investment casting is the ideal solution.
A 'HOLE' New Ballgame With Multi-Spindle Honing Systems
Automating the honing process is key to high-volume precision bore production with sub-micron accuracy.
Swiss Shop Serves Medical And More
For more than 20 years this Chicagoland shop has been a supplier to one of the world’s largest manufacturers of medical devices. It’s a relationship that is built on mutual trust, consistent performance and a long-term view of the business of manufacturing. It’s also about properly applied technology.
Medical Machining Made Simpler
Medtronic Powered Surgical Solutions produces power surgical motors, tools and attachments. CAM with knowledge-based machining capabilities helps them program low volume, complex parts processed on multi-tasking screw machines.
Drafting New Players For Swiss Precision
Consistent operations play a big part in attaining high productivity. That’s why, as a shop grows (as this Swiss shop has), it should look to add machines—and employees—that complement each other.
Ensuring Zero-Defect Bores
Here’s how one shop makes certain that every bore meets specs for customers who believe one bad part in a million is one too many.
Could You Repeat That?
The extremely small, complex devices used in procedures to restore hearing loss require high-precision, tight-tolerance production. This company has found the right combination of machine tool technology and quality assurance to make it work.
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Surface Treatment For Medical Parts
Micro-abrasive blasting provides a cost-effective, environmentally friendly solution to surface treatment requirements in a range of medical applications. Though most engineers are familiar with grit, or cabinet, blasting, few know much about its obscure relative, micro-abrasive blasting.
Material Impacts On The Precision Machining Industry
The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) reports that stainless steel production rose in 2006. Crude stainless steel production in Asia and now produces more than half of all stainless steel in the world. The Americas increased their stainless steel production. China's trade surplus versus the U.S. amounted to $23.76 billion in February 2007 according to China Customs quoted in several press reports. This is the second highest level ever, and is 10 times the February 2006 level of $2.5 billion!
Internal Threading Solution Supports Broken Tibias
To find a cutting tool that would replace time-consuming manual work to fulfill a 4,000-part order, Albert Keller of Keller Engineering sought out cutting tool experts at Emuge Corp.