You own a mid-sized job shop that specializes in precision-machined parts. For years your company has been pushing the production needle into the red, maintaining as many customers as it can. You recently hired an experienced general manager who immediately detects two problems: Your company is taking on too many small orders and, more to …
The Chiron Group has introduced the DZ 28 twin-spindle vertical machining centers (VMCs) featuring 1,200 mm spindle clearance and a tool magazine with space for up to 60 tools. There are two versions of the twin-spindle machining center available: the DZ 28 P five-axis with pallet changer for high quantities and short cycle times, and …
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Hastelloy X is a nickel alloy that is categorized as weldable, yet tends to crack during additive manufacturing. In addition to nickel, the material also contains chromium, molybdenum and iron, and it has been theorized that the specific concentrations of each metal may have something to do with its tendency to crack. The additive manufacturing …
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Machinists and toolmakers are a hardy bunch and fear little. Many have conquered the world of manufacturing with little more than a set of micrometers and a file. Most have survived encounters with engineers, quality inspectors and dreaded safety professionals. The only thing that scares this group of crusty manufacturing professionals is difficult-to-machine materials. Being …
Growing your business often hinges on expanding your offerings. Perhaps no one knows that better than Midlake Products & Mfg. Co. Inc. Based in Louisville, Ohio, the company got its start as an industrial and custom hinge manufacturer in 1987. What started as a small family operation run out of a garage has grown into …
Narrator: This is powder coating, a process where colored powder is applied electrostatically onto alloyed wheels. It’s far more resistant to weather damage and wear and tear compared to traditional painting. Eddie: Hi, I’m Eddie, from The Wheel Specialist. We specialize in professional wheel repair and powder coating. Today, I’m going to talk you through …
When the doors to McCormick Place opened in mid-September to host the first FABTECH in two years, an earnest energy permeated the place. The show had few tire kickers. People needed machines and software, yesterday, and many were there to buy. A number of attendees I spoke with said they had a need for automation …
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Customers don’t pay for parts to be moved from one process or station to another. Still, without such movement, value creation—cutting, bending, welding, coating—can’t take place. If parts don’t move, nothing happens. Even worse, inadequate material handling increases variability and unpredictability, which necessitates larger work-in-process (WIP) buffers between processes. The larger the WIP buffer, the …
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Every month Chris Kuehl, economic analyst for the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. and president of Lawrence, Kan.-based Armada Corporate Intelligence, publishes the Armada Strategic Intelligence System (ASIS), in collaboration with Morris, Nelson & Associates, Leavenworth, Kan. In it, Kuehl and his team outline a cross section of manufacturing sectors that touch the metal fabrication …
How is CNC machining used in the Aerospace sector? Consider this. According to LinkedIn: Aerospace Engineering is a type of engineering with little room for error – the very nature of aerospace engineering requires utmost accuracy, accountability and efficiency. Many aerospace parts are tested, configured and produced using CNC Machining. Ways CNC Machine Can be …
