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Does Metal Additive Manufacturing Belong in a Machine Shop? The Answer Is Mixed

Modern Machine Shop

A article we recently posted describes many ways that machining and additive manufacturing (AM) go together. Namely: Do machining providers and additive manufacturing go together? About five years ago, I posted an article with the title, “ Additive Manufacturing Belongs in a Machine Shop.”

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Do More with Ultramodern Machines

Fabricating & Metal Work

This level of precision is indispensable in sectors such as aerospace, where advanced materials and accuracy are required for the manufacture of engine components and other critical parts, and in the medical field, where high-accuracy production of implants and surgical tools is essential. MTC control and monitoring panel.

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Making the Most of Mixed Toolholder Assemblies

Modern Machine Shop

We have many collets, collet nuts and toolholders from multiple manufacturers, and we often end up with mixed assemblies. To make it even more complicated, each of these manufacturers have very different recommended torque specs, even for the same sizes.

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The technology behind serial production

Manufacturer's Monthly

Markforged ’s serial-producing printer – the PX100 Binder Jetting solution – enables manufacturers to build large quantities of high-quality metal parts. I realised we had fantastic engineering capacity and we could see the inherent opportunities of serially producing additive manufacturing. “I

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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 6: Why, and How, Hardinge is Reshoring Machine Tool Production

Modern Machine Shop

Listen to the sixth episode of season two here, or visit your favorite podcast platform to subscribe to “Made in the USA.” The following is a complete transcript for Season 2 Episode 6 of the “Made in the USA” podcast. ” Catch up on season 1 here. David Bassett: I'm a hardcore patriot of this country.

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True Five-Axis Machine Yields More Throughput, Greater Productivity

Mold Making Technology

It produces molds for straight injection, low-pressure/structural foam, gas-assist, 2K/overmolding and stack molds sized to fit presses with clamping pressures between 50 and 6,600 tons/tonnes, although 1,000 to 3,000 tons/tonnes is considered CDM’s sweet spot. Photo Credit: CDM Tool & Mfg. CDM Tool & Mfg. CDM Tool & Mfg.

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Apex Dynamics praised for “seamless and transparent” integration of AFR gearboxes and rack and pinion sets by Cambridge Dynamics

i4.0 today

The company is run by father and son team André and Andrew Becker and supplies a wide range of industry sectors, from aerospace and automotive to food & beverage, technology and general manufacturing businesses. It is used to cut customized profiles into steel plates made for distilling and brewing processes.