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CNC Machine Industry News
New System Simultaneously Corrects Tool Position for 5-axis Machine Tools
Using a metrology laser tracker and volumetric error compensation, calibration is performed in a few hours in a single setup, compared to conventional methods of multiple setups and several days of time, yet fail to capture volumetric axis interactions.
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3/11/2010
Mori Seiki Announces 2010 Innovation of Americas Contest
It is open to all individuals, companies, schools and research institutes involved in metalcutting and requires that each entry be processed on a CNC machine tool. Deadline: July 9, 2010
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Cutting Tool Applications, Turning Methods and Machines
The basic engine lathe is very versatile but not particularly efficient when many identical parts must be machined as rapidly as possible. This is why the turret lathe and automatic screw machine where developed.
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Reliable, Affordable Measuring Systems
With the metrology industry's seemingly boundless quest for ultra-high accuracy and sophisticated designes, the question is begged, how much accuracy is absolutely necessary and especially at what cost?
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Reduce Gear Noise and Misalignment Problems with Crowning
Noisy gear trains have been a common problem for gear designers for a long time. New CNC shapers can cut a crown gear or spline without the need to buy a special crowning cam.
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In the Next Industrial Revolution, Atoms Are the New Bits
CNC laser cutters, plasma cutters, water-jet cutters, and lathes. You can make anything from fine jewelry to car chassis this way, and tens of thousands of people are doing just that.
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President Obama Visits EMC Precision Machining
They showcased their 85-year-old business for the President, an enterprise that has weathered the economic storm by continuing to invest in its people, systems and assets, and staying focused on the urgent machining needs of its customers...
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Thought Leader -- Help Wanted
With skilled job openings going unfilled, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers' Mark Tomlinson sees workforce development as a top priority for manufacturers.
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