Aerospace

Aerospace

Integrating Additive Manufacturing without Inhibiting Machining

CNC machining is the superior process for dimensional precision. Can AM be added to the machine tool without compromising this strength?

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Aerospace

An Improved Method for Machining Blisks

A software designer and a tool maker collaborate on a system for machining blisks that focuses on the point of contact between the workpiece and the cutting tool.

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Deburring

Sko-Die Acquires Harig Stamping Business

The acquisition will enable Sko-Die to diversify the segments it currently serves.

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Video: Metal Additive Manufacturing, Step by Step

A video from Pratt & Whitney illustrates the steps needed to additively manufacture an aerospace component.

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Aerospace

Machining Is Its Own Outreach, Says Young Engineer

Modern CNC machining technology is so distinct from other manufacturing operations that it will attract and draw in the people best able to fill the machining-related positions of the future.

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Aerospace

Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing Appoints President, CEO

William T. Powers III replaces Joseph Moody, who was appointed in 2014.

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Measurement

Etalon AG Establishes North American Subsidiary

Etalon North America Inc. will be based in Washington, providing industrial measurement technology to the aerospace and industrial machine sectors.

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Five-Axis

The Subtle Clue That a Spindle Is About to Fail

A shop that regularly replaces its spindles found the indicator predicting when this replacement would be needed.

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Rough Boring Tool Cuts Challenging Material, Time in Aerospace Application

By using Sandvik Coromant's DuoBore 821D rough boring tool, Excelco/Newbrook Inc. increased feed rates and saved shop production time cutting Nitronic 40 for aerospace work.

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Increase Machining Efficiency through Machine Monitoring

A manufacturer that is distinctive for its attention to in-cycle machining productivity describes its efforts to obtain efficiency improvements outside of the machining cycle. The shop’s primary tool is a simple, daily, graphical recap that illustrates when each machine tool was and was not making parts.

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