Machining Centers

Aerospace

Aerospace Lathe Shop Finds VMCs Enhance Commercial Work

There's no trick to reducing cycle time. It's simply a matter of knowing what tools to use for which parts.

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Customer-Dedicated Machining Cells To Assure Quality And Commitments

Kenlee Precision Corp. began operations in Baltimore as a general practice job shop in 1969. The business was started on the typical shoestring, with some borrowed capital, a few machine tools and plenty of moxie on the part of President/ Owner Ken Lewis.

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A Highly Evolved Fab Shop

In today's manufacturing environment, it's survival of the fittest. This fab shop found that an automated fabricating cell was a natural selection. Continuing this process of evolution, a new species of job shop may emerge.

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New Twist In VMCs

New Twist In VMCs. With their new machine, Monarch has redesigned the traditional VMC table.

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Milling Tools

Tool Considerations for High Speed Cutting

Fast CNC processing and high-pressure coolant contribute to removing metal at dramatic rates. But what should a shop know about cutting tools in high speed machining?

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Five-Axis

Five-Axis Machining -- Simply More Productive

  Many shops associate five-axis machining with complexity. While the five-axis process can and does produce some amazingly complex workpieces, there are real advantages in applying it to less severe geometries. Here's how one midwestern job shop is using a two-machine, five-axis manufacturing cell to simplify part production.

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