http://philadelphiamachining.com Providing Milling and Turning Services to Philadelphia and the Surrounding Area Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:20:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://philadelphiamachining.com/tool-certainty http://philadelphiamachining.com/tool-certainty#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:20:03 +0000 Bob Levins http://philadelphiamachining.com/tool-certainty For GKN Aerospace to overcome tool-related variations on its largest milling machines, it had to confront error sources that go unnoticed in many shops.

]]> http://philadelphiamachining.com/tool-certainty/feed 0 http://philadelphiamachining.com/honing-on-a-machining-center http://philadelphiamachining.com/honing-on-a-machining-center#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:20:03 +0000 Bob Levins http://philadelphiamachining.com/honing-on-a-machining-center A specially designed tooling package for honing operations, along with live, on-board gaging, allows critical honing operations to move to HMCs, thereby eliminating several separate steps on multiple dedicated machines. 

]]> http://philadelphiamachining.com/honing-on-a-machining-center/feed 0 http://philadelphiamachining.com/shifting-gears-to-integral-drive-adds-productivity http://philadelphiamachining.com/shifting-gears-to-integral-drive-adds-productivity#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:04:38 +0000 Bob Levins http://philadelphiamachining.com/shifting-gears-to-integral-drive-adds-productivity Machines with geared-head spindles are typically employed for machining titanium and other tough materials that require high torque. However, replacing such models with integral-drive HMCs from Makino has enabled this contract manufacturer to significantly improve productivity on time-sensitive aerospace jobs.

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]]> http://philadelphiamachining.com/add-5-axis-capability-to-a-3-axis-cnc-mill2/feed 0 http://philadelphiamachining.com/cnc-machining-as-a-prototyping-technology http://philadelphiamachining.com/cnc-machining-as-a-prototyping-technology#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:04:38 +0000 Bob Levins http://philadelphiamachining.com/cnc-machining-as-a-prototyping-technology Designcraft has many more machining centers than additive devices. Here is why.

]]> http://philadelphiamachining.com/cnc-machining-as-a-prototyping-technology/feed 0 http://philadelphiamachining.com/probing-for-part-inspection-and-crash-avoidance http://philadelphiamachining.com/probing-for-part-inspection-and-crash-avoidance#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:04:38 +0000 Bob Levins http://philadelphiamachining.com/probing-for-part-inspection-and-crash-avoidance A reader uses “Ask an Expert” to explore various potential uses of the machining center’s probe.

]]> http://philadelphiamachining.com/probing-for-part-inspection-and-crash-avoidance/feed 0 http://philadelphiamachining.com/cutting-spiral-bevel-gears-on-a-five-axis-machining-center http://philadelphiamachining.com/cutting-spiral-bevel-gears-on-a-five-axis-machining-center#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:04:38 +0000 Bob Levins http://philadelphiamachining.com/cutting-spiral-bevel-gears-on-a-five-axis-machining-center To produce high-precision ring gears in low- to mid-volumes, an emerging option is the use of five-axis machining centers. Mitsui Seiki CNC vertical and horizontal machining centers are being used in this application. 

]]> http://philadelphiamachining.com/cutting-spiral-bevel-gears-on-a-five-axis-machining-center/feed 0 http://philadelphiamachining.com/looking-at-30-tapers-in-a-new-light http://philadelphiamachining.com/looking-at-30-tapers-in-a-new-light#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:04:38 +0000 Bob Levins http://philadelphiamachining.com/looking-at-30-tapers-in-a-new-light The six 30-taper machine tools in one Northeastern shop are used for more than just drilling holes and performing secondary operations. The small-footprint equipment is also used to machine parts complete from titanium and other challenging materials.

]]> http://philadelphiamachining.com/looking-at-30-tapers-in-a-new-light/feed 0 http://philadelphiamachining.com/how-to-improve-machining-center-accuracy http://philadelphiamachining.com/how-to-improve-machining-center-accuracy#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:04:38 +0000 Bob Levins http://philadelphiamachining.com/how-to-improve-machining-center-accuracy Accuracy is not just inherent to the machine—it also depends on how the machine is used. Try these techniques to let a new or existing CNC machining center achieve its potential precision.

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