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THE CHALLENGE Townsend Machine Inc., of Chesterfield, N.J., performs part production and die/mold machining for a variety of markets, including water treatment, pump and aerospace. Some of its parts resemble standard plumbing pipes; but because they are used in aircraft construction,...

Makino and Blum will demonstrate new "form control" techniques to show a freshly machined part's accuracy while still in the fixture, and graphically demonstrate and confirm the accuracy compared to the computer model of the part. We will also demonstrate tool length measurement and tool...

Learn about new methods to machine carbide blanks in the 80+HRc range. Carbide materials can now be efficiently machined utilizing new hardmilling processes on Makino vertical machining centers. Standard off the shelf CBN cutters are being used to rough, semi-finish and finish the hardest of carbide...

The keys to efficiently machining titanium are increasing metal removing rates while increasing tool life. New machine tool and tooling technologies allow manufacturers to achieve dramatically improved titanium milling, lowering the cost per part. Makino reviews examples of test cuts showing the advantages...

Lee Richmond, Micro Market Manager, presents the new machines from Makino that can be deployed today to achieve the part-replication speed and precision needed for cost-effective micromachining today.

  Pyramid Mold & Tool started business operations very humbly 10 years ago, growing from the garage hobby of owner Stephen Hoare to its current position as a leading Los Angeles-area die/mold operation. Pyramid now competes against the best mold shops in the world. From its new 31,000...

Much high speed machining is done on conventional machining centers. It's more about how you cut than what you cut with. If you need higher speed performance from your existing machines, here are some things you can do.   Much high speed machining is done on conventional machining centers....

THE CHALLENGE Mid-State Machine Products of Winslow, Maine, works with large part production components with intricate geometric tolerances, especially in difficult-to-machine alloys. The company serves customers in the defense, gas- and oil-exploration, and power-generation industries...

Have you or someone you know ever spent hours on a CNC control proving out a part, debugging a program or even creating a program? Sometimes the only barrier between an idea and finished product is the CNC interface. Learn about the critical features and qualities of a CNC that can either help or hinder...