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THE CHALLENGE STRATTEC Security Corporation has been supplying locks and keys for the automotive market since vehicles were invented. This Milwaukee, Wis., company is a worldwide leader that has driven the innovations in its field, including the move from mechanical to electromechanical...

The whole industry seems to be discussing this topic. Here’s what Modern Machine Shop has to say about "Mold Machining From Cradle To Grave".   MOLD MACHINING FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE The whole industry seems to be discussing this topic. Here’s what Modern...

  FOCUS ON MODERN LEAN MANUFACTURING METHODS DELIVERS RAPID RESPONSE SUCCESS Product lead-times in today’s automotive parts production supply chain are an ever-shrinking commodity. The OEMs continue to reduce the time it takes to launch new products into...

Gemel Precision Tool Company, Inc. has maintained quality performance in the medical products packaging market for over 30 years. Its customers demand consistency and tight, precise tolerances of critical radii in the design and manufacturing of perforation and cutting dies for pharmaceutical blister...

The objective of the demonstration is to highlight a feature on the U53 that gives the operator the option to “burn” the slug left behind while the geometry is still being machined.   The objective of the demonstration is to highlight a feature on the...

Tucked away in Fowlerville, Michigan, is a world-class blueprint for anti-lock brake system (ABS) manufacturing. It is there that TRW manufactures and assembles millions of ABS systems each year for automotive manufacturers, including General Motors, Chrysler, and Isuzu. TRW...

This micro component was machined by using a combination of micro hole machining technologies of the EDFH1, fine hole sinker, and ultra fine wire technologies of the UPJ-2 horizontal wire EDM. The first operation of the EDFH1 machine, required the use of a 60 micron tungsten electrode, to produce (4)...

Everybody knows Canon products, said Brian Strangways, director of business development for Canon Virginia Inc., a subsidiary of Canon. "People want molds that exemplify Canon's quality. We provide that." CANON SHARES ITS MOLD-MAKING EXPERIENCE WITH OUTSIDE COMPANIES "Everybody...

  "Everybody knows Canon products," said Brian Strangways, director of business development for Canon Virginia Inc., a subsidiary of Canon. "People want molds that exemplify Canon’s quality. We provide that." Whether it is a digital camera or an enterprise-class...