Machining
From Craft to Science
For this shop, efforts to adapt to technology that reduces the need for human labor have driven a fundamental and ongoing shift to a more standardized manufacturing process.
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Angling for “Big” Advantages in Automotive Tooling
This shop hopes to capitalize on growing opportunities in a different market by adding to its large-part machining capacity.
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Building a Mold in Fewer Setups
Current machine tool technology can reduce complex elements of moldmaking while increasing mold quality and accuracy.
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Rethinking Three-Axis Capabilities
Ballnose cutters don’t necessarily require five-axis machining routines to impart fine surface finishes that don’t require hand polishing.
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What Machine Consolidation Can Mean for You
How to expand your production and profits in milling and high-speed cutting.
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Investing More Than Finances Yields True High-Performance Machining
Batesville Tooling & Design is a family-owned company that manufactures complex injection molds. The company took its first step into high-performance machining in 2012 with a Makino F5 vertical machining center.
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Business Booms with Advanced Micro-Laser Welding Capabilities
Micro Tool Welding combines the science of laser technology with experience in tool and die repair.
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Better Molds in Less Time with High-Technology Machinery
One of the most important contributors to its bottom line is Do-Rite’s latest addition, a new Creative Evolution FMC-1060 machine.
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Think Metric, Part 3
Insight from several technology suppliers—in design software, mold components, programming, machines, cutting tools and measurement equipment who have been following the metric trend—may help to make the transition a smooth one.
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