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Keeping accuracy within reach: part quality is at risk if a machining center cannot hold tolerances at the farthest reaches of its work envelope. This makes volumetric accuracy a key indicator of a machine's performance. One machine tool builder discusses

Machine shop owners and managers face many challenges. But one that can be the most troublesome is a machining center that fails to produce...
Modern Machine Shop, 03/01/05 by Russ Olexa · More from publication
Faster mold making

L and R Design pushes end mill for 100 hours Sometimes it's the unexpected things in life that pay off big. Like getting a free...
Tooling & Production, 02/01/04 by Olexa, Russ · More from publication
Jetting to success

How does a company stay competitive in a demanding market? Using a blend of lean manufacturing and Six Sigma, called its ACE program, Pratt &...
Manufacturing Engineering, 05/01/03 by Olexa, Russ · More from publication
From art to part at CAT

Global competition-- from within and without-- drives process development Russ Olexa At 13' (4-m) diam and weighing 13,000 lb (5850 kg), one...
Manufacturing Engineering, 05/01/03 by Olexa, Russ · More from publication
Measuring the big stuff

It's not easy measuring large weldments or fabricated components. We look at two ways to do this job faster and with excellent accuracy. A project...
Manufacturing Engineering, 04/01/03 by Olexa, Russ · More from publication
Flying lean

Lean Assembly To build the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Lockheed Martin engineers just about threw out everything they'velearned in the past...
Manufacturing Engineering, 03/01/03 by Olexa, Russ · More from publication

Driving quality with six sigma

Six Sigma By designing parts using math-based software, Design for Six Sigma, and Six Sigma, GM has increased vehicle quality while lowering costs...
Manufacturing Engineering, 02/01/03 by Olexa, Russ · More from publication
Flying high with six sigma quality

How does Six Sigma work for GE? Ken Meyer, GE Aircraft Engines VP Business Practices and Processes, tells Manufacturing Engineering about the...
Manufacturing Engineering, 02/01/03 by Olexa, Russ · More from publication
More with less: Greater productivity--fewer machines

Since their introduction, multitasking machine tools have grown larger, more sophisticated, and offer more horsepower and flexibility. Is it a...
Manufacturing Engineering, 01/01/03 by Olexa, Russ · More from publication
When missiles get lean

Lockheed Martin's Pike County Operations Won the 2002 Shingo Prize Award for lean operations. Here's how they did it When you pull the trigger on...
Manufacturing Engineering, 11/01/02 by Olexa, Russ · More from publication