Spindle Liners Eliminate Noise, Damage and Poor Performance
Spindle liners can be used to fill the gap when barstock diameter is considerably smaller than a spindle.
Connecting the Technologies
This Missouri shop uses new advances in machine to machine communications to achieve its goals of lights out manufacturing and quick changeover.
Clamping Thin Wall Aluminum
Because of its properties, thin-wall aluminum can be problematic to hold during a machining operation.
Ethernet Communications System Reduces Material Waste
Communication between a bar feed and machine tool can save on remnant cost.
The Right Clamp Makes a Difference
Clamping has often proven to be the Achilles heel of hard machining.
Custom Holder Keeps Needle Maker on Point
One department at Phoenix Medical Products (Mountain City, Tenn. ) is devoted entirely to needle design, production, sterilization and packaging, as this work has a unique set of challenges and all the concerns of any machine shop that does work for the medical market.
Change This Chuck: Save Setup Time
Quick change workholding is one way shops are reducing setup when dealing with higher-mix/ lower-voulme work.
Online Tools Improve Customer Satisfaction
As companies look to provide the best service possible to their customers, much attention should be given to convenience. Streamlining processes through ease of operation can help customer satisfaction in the buying process.
Self-Centering Vise
Hirschmann Engineering USA now has a self-centering vise for use in its System 9000 zero point reference system. This vise allows a cost effective and universal method to quickly clamp different types of workpieces for five-sided machining.
Proper Workholding Selection
An in-depth look at the overall application is the best way to determine the most suitable workholding for a job. Experienced workholding engineers can play an important role in the selection process.
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