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Concurrent machining kickstarts motorcycle production
and during machining. Southern Fluidpower of Chattanooga, a Parker Hannifin Technology Center (parker.com), helped develop the hydraulicpneumatic positioning and clamping system that plays a key role in ensuring precision and quality. After a robot loads the frame into the machining center, a bank of Parker...
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Photochemical Machining: Rapid Manufacturing Process
since the mid-1970s into just a few. organisation, the Photo Chemical Machining Institute. universities and research institutes based in Europe (e.g. (PCMI), did provide a focus for industrial PCM companies. UK, Germany and The Netherlands), Japan and, more. and that has eventually led to more open...
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Gantry Machining of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic
An aerospace company needed a gantry machine capable of high-speed machining of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) used on aircraft wings and fuselage. It was critical that the machining process did not cause high mechanical stress or impacts on the material, which could produce separation...
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Oklahoma Job Shop Breaks into Precision Rifle Manufacturing
. News & Events. Company. Products. Financing. Training. Service. Case Studies. Contact. MEMBER LOGIN. search site. EDM - Pritchett's Machining. COMPANY: PRITCHETT MACHINING. INDUSTRY: JOB SHOP, DEFENSE. TECHNOLOGY: EDM WIRE. Oklahoma Job Shop Breaks into Precision Rifle Manufacturing. For a small job shop...
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Reliable Precision For The Most Well-Hidden Corners
, super-slim toolholder is especially suitable for the high precision machining of hard-to-reach points on workpieces, or all applications in which devices result in extreme working space conditions. The L1 dimension is 200 mm. With a very good run-out of < 0.006 mm, a balancing quality of G 2.5...
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5-Axis Machining: Getting a Grip on the Accuracy of Rotary Axes (.pdf)
Every year's new machine tools have been showing improvements in efficiency and power. Increasing feed rates and acceleration value have steadily reduced machining times. At the same time, increasing accuracy has permitted ever-closer workpiece tolerances. On the one hand, these developments enable...
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Precision Moves With Magnetostriction
and repeatable expansion in microseconds. Terfenol-D has a Curie temperature (380 C) which lets it provide this magnetostrictive performance from room temperature to around 200 C. While the material will still function between 200 C and Curie, the performance does drop as a function of. Precision...
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Precision Cleaning of Disk Drive Components
is essential to remove machining compounds, particulate, atmospheric and handling soils from metal and composite materials. Precision cleaning typically is performed in Class 100 or better clean rooms to maintain cleanliness integrity. After cleaning, assembly and encapsulation of the drives...
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FA Series Provides Precision on Large Parts
Relies on Mitsubishi Technology for Top Precision on Big Parts. Malcolm Schneer likes to think big. It is, after all, what makes his company distinctive in the crowded west-coast world of metal shops. Schneer is president of Swiss Wire EDM, an EDM shop that specializes in large components, mainly...
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Mattracks Cuts Machining Time with Jet Edge Waterjet Machine
Karlstad plant. The company has an impressive machine shop featuring a 4X8' High Rail Gantry abrasive waterjet system manufactured by Jet Edge of St. Michael, Minn. The shop also is equipped with a laser system, two machining centers, a turning center with bar feeder and multiple rubber presses...