February 2015
Shops must document and digitize the knowledge that their most highly skilled and experienced people possess in order to remain competitive – and for the future viability of the manufacturing sector as a whole.
The complicated nature of the work and the current labor issues facing the industry mean that more user-friendly EDM is critical for your shop operation.
Here are some ways to take full advantage of your laser cutting machines etching ability, from decorative purposes to part numbers.
With penalties making news both at home and abroad, manufacturers and distributors must understand how to avoid the principal antitrust traps and recognize specific conditions where management should consult knowledgeable antitrust counsel.
The B-Series pneumatic press line from Airam Press provides a higher punch velocity through steel than other methods, with a stroke velocity of 2 m to 3 m per second and a flying die able to move in and out of the material is less than 0.10 of a second.
The Pipe Belt Finisher from Dynabrade is ideal for blending cylinders, sanding castings, cleaning welds and fabricating metal.
This technical review examines how 5-axis laser processing dramatically improved the secondary processing of 3D parts at this high tech job shop.
A review of some of the newest laser cutting systems, laser marking equipment, and related accessories and services now on the market.
Here are some ways to take full advantage of your laser cutting machines etching ability, from decorative purposes to part numbers.
This primer examines the competitive advantages your shop can gain and the pitfalls to be avoided.
A downtown New York City shop discovers how automatic leveling gap control and unique cleaning features really pay off on short runs of appearance-critical parts of different materials, sizes, thicknesses, shapes.
What if you could get real time orchestration between the power source, the accessories connected to it and all of the other key elements of your cutting system?
Hundreds of exhibitors will highlight the latest manufacturing technologies for parts suppliers to the oil and gas industry and other related market sectors at this year’s event in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on February 24-26, 2015. Here is a review of some of the machinery and tooling that will be on display.
The complicated nature of the work and the current labor issues facing the industry mean that more user-friendly EDM is critical for your shop operation.
The HMD905 portable magnetic drill from Hougen provides steel fabricators with a great power-to-weight ratio that offers more strength and torque in a small lightweight footprint.
InvoMilling CAM software from Sandvik Coromant generates the CNC program to produce different gear profiles using CoroMill 161 and CoroMill 162 milling cutters.
Check out how this Ohio machine shop mastered the machining of very high quantities of powdered metal automotive components that cause excessive tool wear and require constant offset adjustments.
This primer examines the competitive advantages your shop can gain and the pitfalls to be avoided.
Using modular workstations to feed work into a larger weld cell is the key to an effective workflow that can improve the profitability of your welding operation.
Knowing the means by which hydrogen can enter the weld is a good defense against potential problems. These steps can help reduce the risk of cracking that leads to costly rework, downtime, increased labor needs, poor productivity and most importantly, product failure.
Structural components of a machine tool now contain gauges that allow the machine itself to measure process stress and vibration. Here’s a review of this and other new developments in conditioning monitoring and predictive maintenance systems.
With all of the mission-critical electrical connections in a modern plant, selecting the proper connector is more important than ever. These four factors will help you quickly narrow down an overwhelming field of choices.
Studies show that only 60 percent of the 20 million employees required to wear eye and face protection actually comply. The consequence to this is an increase in eye injuries and their associated human and economic costs. Here is some of the newest PPE available to address this lack of protection.
Take a look at some of the newest equipment and tooling that are helping shops make their holemaking operations more productive and profitable.
Proper tooling selection is the key for optimal results in this demanding application.
Shops must document and digitize the knowledge that their most highly skilled and experienced people possess in order to remain competitive – and for the future viability of the manufacturing sector as a whole.
Omega M726 and M725 end mills from IMCO are ideal for machining hardened steels up to 58-62 HRC, running wet or dry.
The Blaxx F5138 helical flute cutter from Walter delivers superior performance and reliability in profiling and shoulder milling operations in steel, stainless steel, non-ferrous metal, difficult to cut material, or cast iron.
The tools in the versatile Double Octomill R220.48 face milling cutter from Seco Tools are divided into three different pitches that optimize productivity for different machines and materials.
The CoroCut QD system from Sandvik Coromant includes CoroTurn SL blades that keep vibration to a minimum for deep internal grooving and parting off with long overhangs.
Tiger·tec Silver ISO K inserts from Walter permit reduced machining time by enabling higher cutting parameters, and are suitable for wet or dry machining.
The VSM11 platform from WIDIA provides high quality and cuts costs in multiple functions, such as shoulder milling, slotting, pocket milling, ramping and helical interpolation.
The X4 multi-edge system from Seco Tools is great for external grooving and parting-off operations involving small parts, slim bars and tubes made from a wide variety of common materials.
The CoroBore 825 SL rotating axial face grooving tool from Sandvik Coromant is ideal for use in the pumps and valves, hydraulics and pulp and paper industries.
We are quickly moving from information technology to intelligent technology, toward a time when a worn cutting tool insert will know when it’s time to be replaced by a fresh one and will ask an available robot to get a new one and make the change.
Advanced scanning technology can now perform 3D analysis of a scanned turbine blade, automatic pour porosity volume analysis on an aluminum casting, 3D measurements with nominal-actual CAD comparisons on a machined aluminum cylinder head – and more.
Advanced ballbar testing enables this semiconductor component supplier to achieve better-than-new machine tool accuracy and extend machine life for unconventional silicon processing.
This touch technology introduces smart phone productivity into the operation of coordinate measuring machines, portable arms and laser trackers.
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