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One Door Closes, Two More Open
The money from the sale of the AM portion of VistaTek’s business allowed the company to add equipment—and employees.
Read MoreEducation and Training Triumphs
The 2013 Leadtime Leaders detail their apprenticeship training and educational programs—and the rewards they reap.
Read MorePreventive Maintenance Makes Good Dollars and Sense
By keeping up with your recommended preventive maintenance (PM) schedule, you can reduce your chances of having a catastrophic breakdown.
Read MoreHow to Tackle Sophisticated Molds
Considering that semi-finishing and finishing processes account for 70 percent of the milling of a mold, it becomes obvious that using such a system can lead to huge productivity gains.
Read MoreMega-Cell: Moldmaking Automation
The Mega-Cell is a production system that ties together all available opportunities to automate and control the process.
Read MoreMold Roughing
Tolerances and finishes on the Buss Precision's molds are tailored to the specific project, but most work is held to +/-.0002 tolerance on multi-cavity components, cavity, cores and parting lines.
Read MoreNew EDM Pushes Performance and Precision
“This machine has changed wire EDM in a way that the machines I’ve operated have not been able to do, because it cuts substantially faster than its predecessors, yet it consumes about 40 percent less wire.”
Read MoreManpower, Machine Time Maximized with Highly Accurate VMC
“Using highly accurate machines allows more efficient utilization of manpower and machine time—saving time and money for the customer and making BPM more profitable.”
Read MoreRaising the Bar on Better
A look at one project to move away from traditionally customized moldmaking toward a level of complete automation that raises the bar on accuracy, repeatability and control.
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