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SMEC America Showcasing Machines' Reliability and Rigidity
SMEC America is running demonstrations on its machines both old and new at its IMTS booth, with engineers on hand to help answer questions.
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Top Shop Builds Upon Employee Ownership for Future Success
In its quest to become the Fox Valley’s best-in-class employer, A to Z Machine has adopted an ESOP, expanded benefits and invested in apprenticeships.
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Grinding Simulation Enables Growth in Custom Tooling
Simulation software both streamlines Gorilla Mill's grinding machine setups and speeds up the company's tooling design and verification processes.
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Partial Automation Inspires Full Cobot Overhaul
Targeting two-to-four hours of nightly automation enables high-mix manufacturer Wagner Machine to radically boost its productivity past a single shift.
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Toolpath-Level Machine Monitoring Improves Aerospace OEE
Machine monitoring software that records historical efficiency to the toolpath level helped aerospace manufacturer Leesta improve its OEE by ten points.
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CAD/CAM System Requirements: An Overview
CAD/CAM programs are among the most demanding kinds of computer software. Smooth operation requires careful consideration of computer specifications.
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Deep Hole Drilling Without Drift
A deep hole drill with intuitive controls and minimal hole drift was one shop's pipe dream — until the shop helped a machine tool builder make it.
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Stars Slowly Align for Small Shop Merger
RPM Tool’s seemingly overnight expansion from a five-person machine shop to an almost 30-employee production business involved over a year and a half of planning.
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Five-Axis Changes Weldments Into Monolithic One-Piece Parts
Moving from welding to five-axis machining enabled Barbco to redesign its weldments as monolithic one-piece parts with improved strength and repeatability.
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All-Around Mill Improves Productivity and Cost for Valve Job
Adopting a mill with a double-negative rake and pockets compatible with multiple insert geometries enabled Progressive Metal Service to increase feed and lower scrap rates for a valve.
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DigiFabster Analytics Dashboard Monitors Sales and Materials
DigiFabster has added an analytics dashboard to its e-commerce platform, providing users with customizable views for tracking sales and material usage.
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Turn-Mills 101
Turn-mills are a type of multitasking machine that can shorten cycle times and help facilitate lights-out machining for two common machining types.
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