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Five Axis

Horizontal Machining Centers Are Not Just for Big Manufacturing

Horizontal machining centers can help reduce the coolant, perishable cutting tools and labor costs associated with running a machining center in shops of any size.

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2018 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide: Additive Manufacturing

MoldMaking Technology’s annual Technology Review and Sourcing Guide is an accurate, comprehensive, easy-to-read and easy-to-use use guide for researching today’s technology, equipment, products and services. The year’s latest moldmaking product developments within mold engineering/design, build and maintenance/repair are broken down into 10 sections, including additive manufacturing.

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Faster Horse Launches Brand-Neutral Resourse

A Faster Horse, developed by the consultancy services division of Seco Tools, provides a new manufacturing resource.

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Tips

Intelligent Monitoring with MTConnect

A major challenge to the wide adoption of the MTConnect standard on the shop floor is a lack of understanding about what is required to implement the standard. The most common issues are a mismatch between the adapter and the machine, a missing agent, a wrong error log setting, firewall interference, duplicate port configuration, inconsistent file names and incorrect adapter IP addresses.

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Basics

How to Advance Molding Undercuts with Collapsible Core Design

A new flush-style collapsible core design might help to overcome objections to using the technology and advance the molding of undercuts.

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Supply Chain

2018 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide: Machining

MoldMaking Technology’s annual Technology Review and Sourcing Guide is an accurate, comprehensive, easy-to-read and easy-to-use use guide for researching today’s technology, equipment, products and services. The year’s latest moldmaking product developments within mold engineering/design, build and maintenance/repair are broken down into 10 sections, including machining.

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Cutting Tools

Choosing Between Solid Carbide and Indexable Cutting Tools

Criteria like machine tool spindle power, workpiece geometry and material, CAD/CAM for CNC programming and fixturing drive rough milling cutter selection.

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Nikon Opens up About Its Strategic Focus on Quality 4.0

Nikon explains its commitment to automated measuring systems and customer relations as the industry continues its focus on Industry 4.0. 

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Mold Components

2018 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide: Mold Components

MoldMaking Technology’s annual Technology Review and Sourcing Guide is an accurate, comprehensive, easy-to-read and easy-to-use use guide for researching today’s technology, equipment, products and services. The year’s latest moldmaking product developments within mold engineering/design, build and maintenance/repair are broken down into 10 sections, including mold components.

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Tips

EDM Machine Size is Paramount

The constant need for larger, more efficient machining capability pushed Extreme Wire EDM Services to approach GF Machining for a larger wire EDM solution.

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