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CHANGING SHAPE IN A DOWN ECONOMY
Despite this economy, some shops are still thriving. This story of Proteus Manufacturing, a New England shop that moved to horizontal automation from Methods Machine Tools to meet the demand for highly precise parts in the defense industry, shows how.
VALUE ADDED: MACHINING CENTERS
This showcase of new machine tools displays the latest technologies that could make your machining processes more competitive.
HIGH FEED MILLING TAKES OFF WITH NEW CUTTING TOOLS
When Ace Precision Industries Inc. initially transferred their conventional tooling and methods to a new HMC, the process worked but they could not optimize their new machine tool capabilities. Then they switched over to new tooling from Seco Tools and machining costs dropped like never before.
TOOL PATHS: WEAK LINK NO MORE
No matter how sophisticated a machine tool is, it can?t do anything without a tool and tool path. Glenn Coleman of Celeritive Technologies shows how a high-quality cutting tool, driven by innovative tool path programs, can increase metal removal rates as much as 10 times.
WHAT'S NEW: END MILLS
This showcase of new end mills displays the latest designs that could make your machining processes more competitive.
INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR ACTUATORS
Part One: This technical white paper from HaydonKerk Motion Solutions explains what a stepper motor-based linear actuator is, what its typical components are and how each of them functions, and how they all work together to convert rotary to linear motion.
WELDING APPLICATIONS UNDER THE NEW HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM STANDARDS
Christopher Cole of Lincoln Electric focuses on the requirements of the Hexavalent Chromium (Cr(VI) Standard as they apply to the welding industry and conveys OSHA?s intent based on information in the standard?s preamble.
PLANT POCKETS UTILITY SAVINGS WITH AIR FILTRATION UNITS
The Toyotetsu America metal stamping plant in Kentucky saves $700,000 annually from 330 welding stations that utilize a new closed-system air filtration system from Clean Air America that reduces heating and air conditioning costs.
BEWARE OF ‘INTEXTICATED’ WORKERS
Teresa Long of the Institute of WorkComp Professionals explains how the proliferation of personal technology devices ? predominantly cell phones, Blackberrys and iPods ? now infiltrate work life as well as leisure time and are impacting job safety, a not-so-good vibration being felt, literally, from coast to coast.
PIERCING THICKER PLATE WITH PLASMA
New technology from Hypertherm combines with an old technique for piercing perfection.
Harco Metal Products Purchases State-of-the-Art Equipment
Harco Metal Products (Tempe, AZ), a high-performance supplier of fabricated tubular design, components, and assemblies, recently purchased a new, advanced Wafios BMZ42 rotary bender and a new, advanced Accurex TubeInspectHD tube measurement system. Both machines were selected for their unique…
Art's Way Manufacturing Gets $3 Million Contract For Cancer Center
Art's Way Manufacturing, Inc. (Armstrong, IA), recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Art's Way Scientific, Inc., is providing design, manufacturing and installation of a 6,000 sq ft two-story laboratory and office building for Lockard Construction, Inc., the prime contractor…
