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Demands are increasing for extremely high-quality manufacturing processes and machinery to reduce cycle time and cost in the production of complex molds with superior finishes. With high-tolerance shape and surface requirements required in such areas as micromachining and medical applications, polishing...

Wire EDM machine centers have been commercially available since the late 1970s. By the mid-eighties the machine tool and generator designs had changed dramatically. Unlike the early "sewing machines" the Wire EDM machining centers have developed into a machine tool.   By...

Watch a Makino PS105 VMC roughing 4140 tool steel with a Helical ½” 6 flute endmill using Mastercam toolpaths and achieve an unbelievable M.R.R. of 40 cu in/mi. Makino partnered with Helical Tool and Mastercam to reach this industry leading M.R.R.

Three years ago, JK Molds, Inc. decided that if they were going to stay in the die/mold business, they had better automate in order to achieve the benefits of unattended machining time with fast, high quality overnight cutting and burning. The Upland, California, company spent a few million dollars...

We all constantly hear about how this fast-paced industry is getting even faster. No surprise at most mold shops, where one job follows another and customers press for faster delivery of their work -- within ever shortening lead times.   MOLD MAKERS CREATE FUTURE We...

Machine uptime is not a luxury; it's a necessity. Parts suppliers can no longer afford to have equipment break down or fall out of specification at all, at any time, for any reason.     As parts manufacturers are being forced to get more out of their machine tools...

Efforts to minimize thermal distortion for part precision and enhance higher quality finishes on die/mold output has led to the creation of the V77 from Makino, the newest in the line of vertical milling machines.   HIGH ACCURACY, HIGH SPEED AND HIGH PERFORMANCE VERTICAL...

A grinding shop in western Pennsylvania uses self-teaching CNCs to boost productivity. CUTTING THE LEARNING CURVE By Bill Dundas  During the past 20 years, the ground rules of the metalworking game have undergone significant changes. American manufacturers...