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Break The Accuracy Barrier
"Reference comparison" uses probing to hold accuracies tighter than inherent process error.
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High Automation for Low Volume
Many people think flexible machining cells are for high production, but this shop finds just the opposite. Here's how they've grown their cell to meet the needs of their work.
Read MoreNew Hitachi Seiki Machines Reflect Trends
Any machine tool builder striving to be responsive to customer interests and demands will reflect those interests and demands in the new machines it introduces. A case in point is Hitachi Seiki, which recently introduced a new horizontal machining center and a new turning center.
Read MorePower Workholding For High-Flexibility Production
By combining creative fixturing with power workholding, Carr Lane Mfg. Co. has achieved dramatic reductions on the parts setup time, handling time, and transport time between machines. To achieve these results the company selected horizontal machining centers so that the multiple part faces could be machined without
Read MoreOne-Man Machine Shop Has Flexibility For Parts Many Shops Pass Up
Some of the most difficult parts for Boeing Aircraft are made not in a factory, but in a one-man machine shop located down a country lane, 23 miles south of Tacoma, Washington.
Read MoreVertical Machining Center Reduces Cycle Time By 84 Percent
A certified subcontractor to Xerox, Space Labs, Barry Controls, ITT, Pacific Scientific, and Air Bus Industries, this shop's parts aren't required to be inspected. Parts are shipped directly from the job shop to the customer's production line.
Read MoreImplementing A Machining Cell
A large horizontal machining center gives this laser manufacturer the capacity it needs for now as well as a growth path to meet future needs.
Read More'Give' A Little Get A Lot
Holding irregular and dimensionally variable shapes, accurately and securely, calls for fixturing with flexibility to match that of their four-machine cell.
Read MoreLow Cost Machine - High Efficiency Machining
This captive machine shop gets extremely high utilization of their vertical machining centers through clever workholding and handling procedures.
Read MoreManufacturer Increases Productivity More Than 300 Percent With CNC
Mac Stripers wants to leave its mark on the world. After ten years in business, the manufacturer of road-striping equipment reports $2 million in sales and is looking to double its 12,000 square-foot facility.
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