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Steering to greater flexibility: re-tool aging dedicated machines? For this plant, it makes more sense to spend a bit more to replace them with new, more flexible, machining centers
"Sure, a dedicated machine delivers faster cycle times, but when it goes down, production stops until the machine is repaired. And for what it...
Modern Machine Shop, 10/01/04 by Leo Rakowski · More from publication -
Adding four-axis lathes to the production line: usually thought of as stand-alone machines, they fit right into this automotive stamper's automated production lines
Four-axis CNC lathes usually don't figure prominently in stories about firms that make stampings and stamping dies. However, here's a ease where a...
Modern Machine Shop, 09/01/04 by Leo Rakowski · More from publication -
Visitors' guide to IMTS 2004
"If there has ever been a year when companies should attend the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), this is it," proclaims John B....
Modern Machine Shop, 08/01/04 by Leo Rakowski · More from publication -
Really sealed sealed chucks
Until recently, the phrase "sealed sliding-jaw chuck" has been used to describe chucks with wipers that wipe away the chips and dirt with each...
Modern Machine Shop, 06/01/04 by Leo Rakowski · More from publication -
Securing the future; multiple-part fixturing helps boost the output of these high-volume machining cells while preserving flexibility. The success of these cells is proving to be a critical component of this automotive part maker's turnaround strategy
Less than 3 years ago, General Automotive Manufacturing, LLC (Franklin, Wisconsin), a manufacturer of precision automotive fuel injection and...
Modern Machine Shop, 05/01/04 by Leo Rakowski · More from publication -
Slashing programming time for similar parts: there's no reinventing the wheel for this shop! It saves machining programs in a knowledge base for use on future jobs
If you're machining families of parts, you need to take full advantage of the features that the parts have in common to minimize programming, setup...
Modern Machine Shop, 04/01/04 by Leo Rakowski · More from publication -
Investing in new business: this shop found a way to replace the work it was losing to China
Some shops that lose work to China and other low-wage countries react by freezing spending, laying off employees, going to shorter hours and, in...
Modern Machine Shop, 02/01/04 by Leo Rakowski · More from publication -
Change your machine to a hexapod
Shops considering the purchase of a hexapod machine may find it difficult to justify investing big bucks in machine tool technology that is...
Modern Machine Shop, 02/01/04 by Leo Rakowski · More from publication -
Optimizing the grinding process: R&D project aims to change grinding from an art to a science
The grinding process involves more variables--type of grinding wheel, wheel speed, infeed rate, wheel dressing frequency, dressing method, type of...
Modern Machine Shop, 12/01/03 by Leo Rakowski · More from publication -
Bigger cutters for small mills
Until recently, shops performing face milling operations on small vertical machining centers with 30-taper spindles were limited to relatively...
Modern Machine Shop, 12/01/03 by Leo Rakowski · More from publication
