For discharge machining of cooling air holes and shaped diffuser holes in blade and vane segments, Makino announces the new EDBV3 Fast Hole Drill EDM. The EDBV3 provides aerospace manufacturers with the speed, flexibility and reliability to effectively produce a wide range of hole shapes and sizes within...
While EDM speeds today are impressive, there also are a number of machining variables that influence high-performance wire EDM. HIGH-PERFORMANCE WIRE EDM: SPEED ISN'T EVERYTHING While EDM speeds today are impressive, there also are a number of machining...
The Boeing Commercial Airplane Group is in an industry where constant innovation is essential to maintaining a competitive edge. Lead time and cycle time reductions must be achieved while simultaneously improving quality levels across all manufacturing processes. To that end, its Wichita, Kansas-based...
Two years ago, Gerg Tool & Die (St. Marys, PA), which specializes in dies and tooling for the powdered metal industry, was looking for an EDM sinker machine for a specific part. The company had tried to use its existing equipment to manufacture this part, but was having difficulty achieving the accuracy...
Pending EPA regulations on metal cutting fluids have made dry machining a hot topic recently. And while the need for dry machining may be apparent, issues including the perceived inability to cut dry at higher speeds and the changeover costs involved result in dry machining being perceived as impractical...
The adage "don't put all of your eggs in one basket" certainly rings true for Sipco Molding Technologies of Meadville, Pennsylvania. Today, the company provides design and engineering, precision machining, custom injection molding, and mold-making services to the auto-motive, electronics,...
High-speed graphite milling helped bring Howmet Tempcraft’s technology into the 90’s—and its bottom line into the black. After a string of unprofitable years, this investment casting maker had to find a way to move more product out the door faster or risk succumbing — permanently perhaps — to competitive...
Improved Product Quality and Enhanced On-time Delivery for Minnesota ManufacturerMold-Tech, Inc. in Albertville, Minnesota, has always employed leading-edge technology in order to meet the changing needs of their customers. It is their competitive edge. IMPROVED PRODUCT...
Mold-Tech, Inc. in Albertville, Minnesota, has always employed leading-edge technology in order to meet the changing needs of their customers. It is their competitive edge. "Mold-Tech is continuously changing; we are always trying to make a better process for our clients," says...
Nypro Puerto Rico, the first offshore facility for the eighth largest injection molder, needed an infusion of new technology in the mold building capacity at its Nypro Technology Center (NTC). NYPRO - OVERHAULING THE SHOP FLOOR Nypro Puerto Rico, the first...