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1. The perfect tool: according to tool and cutter grinding OEMs, two questions determine whether any machine shop can justify its own CNC cutter grinder. `Do we use enough custom tooling?' and `How happy are we with the tooling we get from outside, be it new or reground?' (Cutter grinding)

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Anca Ltd. -- Product information, Machine shops -- Equipment and supplies, Machinery industry -- Product information, Tool industry -- Product information, Instrument industry -- Product information, Business, Metals, metalworking and machinery industries
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The right tool geometry is as important as the right machine, set-up and tooling. This could mean using non-standard tools not presented in a supplier's standard catalogue. That aside, tools [...]

Published
2001

2. Twin screens make it easy

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Forum Services -- Equipment and supplies, Hurco North America. Hurco Machine Tool Products Div. -- Product information, Machine shops -- Equipment and supplies, Tool industry -- Product information, Machinery industry -- Product information, Business, Metals, metalworking and machinery industries
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Forum Services' EDM performance was so good, over thirty customers decided to give the company milling work. The company's workload is split 50:50 between work for other toolmakers -- moulds, [...]

Published
2001

3. Trends in cutting fluid technology

Author

Littlefair, Guy

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Metalworking lubricants -- Usage, Lubricants industry -- Product information, Machine shops -- Equipment and supplies, Business, Metals, metalworking and machinery industries
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Guy Littlefair, lecturer at the Southampton Institute, considers the pressures and subsequent changes that have defined the oils and coolants now available on the open market In very simple terms [...]

Published
2000

4. Simple but smart

Author

WILLIAMS, RHYS

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XYZ Machine Tools -- Product information, Machine shops -- Equipment and supplies, Machinery industry -- Product information, Metal industry -- Product information, Tool industry -- Product information, Business, Metals, metalworking and machinery industries
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Innovation and the introduction of new technology have always been at the heart of machine tool development. But the rate at which new concepts for manufacturing industry have appeared seems [...]

Published
2000

5. Fast, five axis, single set-up

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Tool industry -- Product information, Machinery industry -- Product information, Machine shops -- Equipment and supplies, Business, Metals, metalworking and machinery industries
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Extended Y axis travels, plus five-axis machining in a single set up using up to 48 tools, are key features of the Chiron FZ15 series of vertical machining centres. FZ15 [...]

Published
2000

6. One good turn deserves another: why use twin spindle turning centres; why not just use two separate machines? Considerations like loading ergonomics, workflow, WIP and one-hit strategies provide plenty of reasons, but it's important for potential purchasers to analyse the process before taking the plunge. (Turning)

Author

Excell, Mike

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Bryken High Speed Turning -- Equipment and supplies, Muratech -- Product information, Tool industry -- Product information, Machinery industry -- Product information, Machine shops -- Equipment and supplies, Business, Metals, metalworking and machinery industries
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Batch sizes are what it seems to be about, and at Bryken High Speed Turning they range from small `development' quantities to millions. This probably makes the company a classic [...]

Published
2002

7. Finishing school: if you're guilty of giving little thought to the finer points of honing, you're not alone. Do you invest in a new machine or opt for a subcontract honing service? Unsure? Maybe it's time to polish up on this very important process. (Cleaning & Finishing)

Author

Rahman, Lu

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Machine shops -- Equipment and supplies, Tool industry -- Product information, Machinery industry -- Product information, Business, Metals, metalworking and machinery industries
Abstract

Reputed to have been invented by Leonardo da Vinci, honing may prove to be a puzzler. Should you purchase your own machine or, would it be more productive to seek [...]

Published
2002

8. Immaculate connections: cleaning machinery suppliers are wooing green-minded manufacturers with equipment that cares. Effluent disposal and curbing emissions are big business for companies keen to maintain an unsullied reputation. (Cleaning & Finishing)

Author

Rahman, Lu

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Durr Ecoclean -- Product information, Machine shops -- Equipment and supplies, Facility management industry -- Equipment and supplies, Machinery industry -- Product information, Business, Metals, metalworking and machinery industries
Abstract

The drive to boost efficiency, quality and productivity is a prerequisite in any sector. For the cleaning industry there is an additional consideration - environmental protection - made all the [...]

Published
2002

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