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Turning Machines 11 Feb 2015

Marshall Manufacturing Wins Romi Lathe at IMTS

Yes, you’d think I would have reported this sooner being that IMTS took place last September. But, there’s a reason why I didn’t.

Top Shops 4 Feb 2015

A Side Benefit to Benchmarking: Gaining a Customer

An aerospace company that read about a Top Shops Honors Program winner in 2013 eventually became a new customer for that shop.

Medical 21 Jan 2015

Making it in Medical

Here are the challenges that modern medical machine shops face and how they have helped shape this shop in particular.

21 Jan 2015

The Mechanics of Things

Is it a problem that a growing number of young people don’t seem to be mechanically inclined or handy in general?

Micromachining 21 Jan 2015

Video: 1964 Game Show Demos Drilling through Human Hair

See a clip of the founder of Maryland’s National Jet on the “I’ve Got a Secret” game show demonstrating his company’s ability to drill through something as small as a human hair.

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Workholding 7 Jan 2015

Ball-Drive System for Accurate Table Rotation

This rotary table design is said to offer zero backlash/reversal error while providing high accuracy, rigidity and torque transfer.

Top Shops 6 Jan 2015

Benchmarking Side Benefit: Gaining a Customer

JD Machine was a Top Shops Honors Program winner in 2013. An aerospace company that read about the award eventually became a new customer.

30 Dec 2014

High-Speed Spindles Powered by Coolant Pressure

These spindles use a machine’s through-spindle coolant delivery system to achieve rotational speeds as high as 50,000 rpm.

Workholding 30 Dec 2014

Video of Interesting Turbine Blade Workholding System

This clamping system is an automated steady rest with measuring capability that stabilizes the five-axis machining process of very long turbine blades.

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