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Should I Use a Metal Machining Company to Manufacture my Plastic Parts?
This article explains the difference between companies that machine metal and companies that machine plastic, and explains the hazards of using a metal machinist to produce plastic parts. EPP Corporation: Should I Use a Metal Machining Company to Produce My Plastic Machined Parts?. Wednesday, May
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Wireless Sensing in CNC Machining Applications (.pdf)
Wireless Sensing is empowering a leading CNC machining company to further automate their processes - learn how Wireless Pressure Sensors and HMI-Enabled Gateways allow them to monitor critical hydraulic pressures more frequently and accurately than ever before
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Trends In Aerospace Machining
machining. According to company officials, the software improves three-axis machining of flat areas, in particular to aid machining aerostructures. One feature includes setting levels for roughing flats. This minimizes machining operations and avoids situations where thin slices of material must
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Batch Machining With Micro-Tooling (.pdf)
or absolute parameters, but one workable definition. is machining with spindle speeds of 25,000 RPM or more. The challenges of batch machining. When companies produce a batch of parts, they usually have an operator in front of the machine. for an entire shift, producing work-pieces one at a time
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The Ins & Outs of high-performance machining
, and CAM applications should look for companies that not only listen to their ideas, but actually incorporate them into practical additions to the product. A good partner company will stick with you and ensure that the return on your investment is truly highperformance machining. A STRATEGY FOR HPM
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Medical Machining with Carbon Dioxide (Co2)
ever tighter tolerances. while machining plastic medical components. This paper addresses the benefits of CO2 as witnessed by our company, Protomatic, Dexter,. Michigan, USA. Background. We discovered that in order to meet a manufacturing tolerance of 0.001 +/- 0.0002 inches in a. very soft Delrin
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Environmentally-Friendly Machining Systems (.pdf)
This paper identifies two aspects of high-speed machining that can adversely effect both the environment and a company's bottom-line. Conversely, it then focuses on features of particular micro-tooling machines that inherently yield both environmental and economic benefits
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Midrange CAM assists advanced machining
SolidCAM embeds in SolidWorks to create an integrated CAD/CAM system. Mill-turn machining of a mechanical part done in SolidCAM. Simultaneous five-axis machining of an aerospace component done in SolidCAM. Together, they provide an associative design and NC package aimed at the midrange