Laser Sintering And Conformal Cooling Channels2010-05-25 Author: Augustin Niavas From: Moldmaking Technology Magazine The benefits conformal cooling offers, in terms of reduced cycle times and increased part quality, are enormous. Here is a thumbnail guide to what conformal cooling channels are, how to manufacture them easily and the rich rewards companies have reaped from them. The Shape of Cooling An engineer who Hyperlink to Original Source
Laser Scanning Casts Savings Into Foundry’s Bottom Line2010-05-20 Author: Tooling & Production Magazine Staff From: Tooling & Production Magazine When your livelihood depends on an inventory of tools worth millions of dollars, you’re going to play it smart. You’re going to take care of that inventory. At least, you will if you’re Grede Foundries Inc., a Milwaukee-based company specializing in ferrous castings. While its plant in Reedsburg, Wi Hyperlink to Original Source
Understanding CNC Collet Chucks2010-05-18 Author: Tom Sheridan, V.P. Marketing from Royal Products From: Production Machining Magazine When considering the purchase of a CNC lathe or turning center, it is important to ensure that the workholding system is matched to both the machine’s capabilities and the type of work that it will be doing. For example, the workholding system for a large-bore oil-patch lathe that will be machining Hyperlink to Original Source
"Green" Gating and Runner Systems for Stronger Diecastings2010-05-17 Author: FMT Magazine Staff From: FMT Magazine Two new techniques developed by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation are described as more environmentally friendly production steps that will make conventional diecastings stronger. Both systems — a gating system and a runner system — are suitable for use with st Hyperlink to Original Source
Beginning to Add Up 2010-05-13 Author: Andrew Allcock From: Machinery Magazine Additive manufacturing – the generation of parts by building them up, as opposed to subtractive cutting – is getting more and more attention. But it is still a developing area, as Andrew Allcock explains. For metalcutters, the two most interesting additive manufacturing processes are laser sintering Hyperlink to Original Source
The Benefits of Bio-Based Lubricants2010-05-12 Author: Bob Frazier, Dwight Smith From: Gear Solutions Magazine If your company is interested in increasing factory throughput, reducing tool costs, and improving product quality in a safer environment, you may want to consider switching to bio-based metalworking fluids. They have excellent lubricity and superior viscosity vs. temperature characteristics. The us Hyperlink to Original Source
Laser Welding is More Efficient2010-05-11 Author: Industrial Laser Solutions Magazine Staff From: Industrial Laser Solutions Magazine The laser is a key tool for material processing. It appears to be unbeatable when it comes to the cutting, welding, drilling, marking, and structuring of the most varied of materials. The innovative thinkers behind these laser processing systems will be present at LASYS 2010, the international forum Hyperlink to Original Source
Rubber Crisis Looms, May Hit India Hard 2010-05-10 Author: Rubber World Magazine Staff From: Rubber World Magazine An article in The Hindu Business Line by C.J. Punnathara states: "Even as the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) has warned of an imminent rubber crisis gripping the world economy, India seems least prepared to confront such an eventuality. The Indian rubber crisis is twin fol Hyperlink to Original Source
Ethernet Communications System Reduces Material Waste 2010-05-07 Author: Chris Koepfer, Editor In Chief From: ProductionMachining.com Imagine this scenario on the production line: A turning center is running a batch of parts from an exotic, expensive alloy barstock. Each part requires 5 inches of material, which, at the end of the bar, leaves a 4-inch remnant. It’s not enough to make another 5-inch part, but it would be expensive Hyperlink to Original Source
Improved Lathe Accuracy Handles Automotive Requirements2010-05-06 Author: Tooling & Production Magazine Staff From: Tooling & Production Magazine After fitting Heidenhain linear scales to four traditional lathes at TRW, tests confirmed that these machine tools were now ready to meet the demanding needs of TRW’s ± 0.001" requirements for their Ford SUV parts. TRW has been making parts for the automotive industry for many years, but when Ford A Hyperlink to Original Source
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