Machining

1 May 2016

Conversational CNC Helps Moldmaker Bridge Skills Gap

What can a company do when it has a healthy flow of work running through its facility but a lack of skilled workers to complete it all in an efficient, cost-effective manner? This moldmaker found the solution in two Hurco VMX 42i CNC mills with conversational programming capability.

1 Apr 2016

Legacy Precision Molds Aims for Ingenuity in Every Job

This Michigan moldmaker strives to deliver quality molds through ingenuity, "nimbleness" and a dose of home-grown integrity.

25 Mar 2016

Looking for Ways to Reduce Energy Costs?

Then consider areas in the machining processes that unnecessarily consume energy. For example, machining center idling, unnecessary pump rotation and continuous running of peripheral equipment. Managing these areas can save a shop a lot of money. This is the subject of a white paper I came across recently that reveals how shops can achieve significant energy savings using the right CNC control to reduce power consumption during machine operating and waiting times.

1 Mar 2016

Features and Functions of Five-Axis

Capitalizing on its unique characteristics can help you fully realize the potential of five-axis machining.

1 Mar 2016

Rough and Tough

What you don’t know about high-efficiency roughing versus high-speed roughing could be costing you money.

29 Feb 2016

Let's Roll Out the Red Carpet...

There’s an awful lot of hullabaloo every year over the Academy Awards. I used to think it was cool, too, when I was younger.

2 Feb 2016

A Focus on Technology, Not Just Machines

Beneath the sun and mountains of Pfronten, Germany, sits a 79,000 square-foot facility focused on technology, not just machines. And last week it was the site for DMG MORI’s annual Open House where 88 high-tech machines, six world premieres and an industry outlook were presented to visitors from around the globe, including me. Here I want to share a few of the highlights that just may be of interest to you.

1 Jan 2016

Pursuing Perfection with Cold-Formed Cavities

A unique process for creating mirror-finish, tubular insert IDs has broken bottlenecks and driven this moldmaker to expand capabilities and raise quality standards.

21 Dec 2015