Machines

Grinding

Grinder Upgrades Enhance Connectivity, Rigidity, Efficiency

Glebar has made several enhancements to its GT-610 in-feed/through-feed centerless grinders and DD-7 double-disc machines.

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Medical

Control Micro Systems Reports Advances in Polymer Welding for Medical Devices

Specifically, the company says that longer-wavelength lasers can now effectively weld clear polymer parts.

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Automation

Machining, Manufacturing Technology on Display in Pfronten

Automation, additive manufacturing, five-axis machining and more was on display at DMG MORI鈥檚 recent open house at its Pfronten, Germany, campus.

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Laser & Waterjet

Fiber Laser Markers Do Much, Much More

Fiber laser technology is not just for marking鈥攗sed properly, it can alleviate the burden on milling, EDM and welding equipment.

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Milling Tools

Ultrasonic Technology Poised for Advance into General Machining

Formerly applied only to exotic materials such as ceramics and gemstones, ultrasonic machining has been adapted to more general manufacturing. Titanium and CFRP are two workpiece materials in which the counterintuitive technology shows promise.

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Cutting Tools

Manufacturing News of Note: March 2017

Siemens launches a workforce development program, a new capacity-sharing platform gets funded by GE and other industry news.

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Grinding

Surface Grinder Maintains Flatness Across Large Parts

Okamoto鈥檚 ACC-3280CHiQ double-column surface grinder is designed for high-precision grinding of large components, particularly demanding mold and die base production applications.

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Grinding

Seen in a Sidebar

Although one of my recent stories focused on peel grinding, it also included a sidebar about an alternate through-coolant grinding wheel dresser. READ MORE

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HMC for Large Aerospace Parts

Okuma鈥檚 MA-12500HW horizontal machining center is designed to provide a balance of speed and cutting power in difficult materials like cast iron and aluminum alloys.

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Workholding

Wire EDM Offers More Than Just Precision

Among other benefits, these two shops have saved significant production time by using wire EDM for part-cutoff operations previously conducted on bandsaws.

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