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August, 1999
Features
Carving out custom workholding
A vise doesn't always become a dedicated workholding system just because a shop carves the jaws.
Dedicated tooling gets down to business
With aluminum milling on the rise, jobshops are improving machine productivity, saving money, and maintaining good finishes with tooling made just for aluminum.
Gantry loaders to the rescue
When production suddenly picks up, a retrofitable gantry loader can save the day.
Laser Doppler focuses on machine-tool optimization
This Doppler isn't tracking a weather front, it's monitoring machine tool accuracy.
Lasers put new light on volumetric calibration of machine tools
Volumetric measurement and compensation of a three-axis machine tool can now be performed in less than two hours, thanks to a new laser calibration system from Optodyne Inc., Compton, Calif. The...
Last of the big blocks
A toolchange system developed by a remanufacturing company lets owners of old VTLs run today's quick-change tooling.
Leasing lessons for today's jobshops
Recent changes in the manufacturing market may affect the way jobshops view capital acquisitions.
No one wants to be a human part loader
When S&S Machine Inc. went shopping for a second Mazak Quickturn turning center, it had no idea a huge job was on the way, and so it decided against the automatic loader option. At the time, the...
