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Machinery's Technology Zone provides editorial features classified into key industry sector topics. The latest 25 articles are displayed below.
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Efficiency in the round
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07/05/2008
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| Hi-tech laser cutting is making sure that IAE’s fencing products and more fit well prior to welding. |
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Barfeed bonanza
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03/05/2008
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| Every good CNC lathe deserves a good barfeed; and there are products aplenty available, as Machinery reviews. |
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Rapid 3D measurement
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02/05/2008
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| Major improvements to the inspection process at Alcoa Howmet’s foundry in Exeter has been delivered by the introduction of a GOM ATOS II optical measurement system (GOM UK, Coventry) and Geomagic Qualify computer-aided inspection software (Admeasure Scanning, Northwich, Cheshire) |
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Cutting the mustard
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29/04/2008
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| Machinery reviews a number of recent machining centre installations, highlighting benefits of latest technology |
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Toolmaker's transformation
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28/04/2008
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| Traditional toolmaking skills can be turned to cater to a wider product portfolio. Lodent Precision has just done just that. |
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Continual innovation
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25/04/2008
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| Gildemeister Group machine tool sales company DMG's annual Open House held in Pfronten, Bavaria, Southern Germany in February came just a few months after the major EMO exhibition last year at which it unveiled a plethora of new developments. The Open House still had plenty of news to offer, however. |
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Applied technology
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24/04/2008
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| Sliding-head technology continues to improve, but the additional success factor is knowing how to apply it. Star Micronics GB is investing in the latter |
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Coolant use and abuse
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24/04/2008
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| A new HSE publication regarding coolant sumps and bacterial contamination is intended to help manufacturers comply with COSHH regulations. |
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Prgramming progress
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24/04/2008
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| Machinery reviews CAM related investment and benefits at a satellite maker, a medical appliance maker and a vacuum moulding company |
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Automated success
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22/04/2008
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| An investment of £1.3 million in a single, automated production cell has secured the UK-based manufacturing of a key part for Spirax Sarco |
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Network delivers composites knowledge
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22/04/2008
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| Launched in 2004, the National Composites Network was the first KTN (Knowledge Transfer Network) established by the Technology Strategy Board and forms part of the broader Materials KTN. Although the NCN is a company limited by guarantee with a management board consisting of senior representatives from key stakeholders, it is funded by government. The programme director at the organisation, which is based at the headquarters of TWI Ltd near Cambridge, is Ajay Kapadia, a man with extensive experience of composite materials, largely in the marine industry. |
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Sense of direction
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21/04/2008
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| MACH exhibition organiser the Manufacturing Technologies Association appointed Graham Dewhurst as its director general last year. He has plans to boost the breadth of the Association membership and also deliver more value for its members. |
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Filling the void
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20/04/2008
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| Progressive sub-contract machinist Unicut Precision is frustrated with the current lack of interest in the engineering sector by parents, school leavers, schools and colleges |
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India into the limelight
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18/04/2008
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| Well, India’s Tata Motor’s acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover from Ford Motor Company looks set to be a major talking point for some time. What will they do with the brands? What will Jaguar and Land Rover customers now think of the brands? |
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Mechanical advantage
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18/04/2008
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| As National Skills Academy for Manufacturing managing director Bob Gibbon regularly underlined during the interview with Machinery, with a staff of just 28 people and a universe of some 2 million to serve in terms of raising skill levels, efforts have to be focused. In delivering that focus, the new skills body, headquartered in Birmingham, is being scientific in its approach. |
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Changing but constant
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05/04/2008
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| Typically, the mechanics of any machine tool will long outlast its control and drive systems. However, when retrofitted with the latest CNC technologies, the reliability and availability of the machine is improved, as are its diagnostic capabilities, implying that servicing and maintenance levels can be optimised. |
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Mould habits die hard
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04/04/2008
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| No one can question the impact that China has had on the mould and toolmaking sector over the course of the past decade. While the initial exodus signalled panic in the eyes of many, today the UK moulding industry remains in positive trading territory. |
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Virtual advantage
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03/04/2008
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| It came as something of a shock to Studer to discover that its new StuderGrind CAM system module, StuderTechnology, could outperform an experienced grinder.And, more importantly, the benefits are greater in short batch runs than they are in a production environment. Importantly because it is production environment users that are the typical purchasers of StuderGrind CAM, says the company. So users of S33 machines are ideal candidates for StuderGrind even though the software is more often a part of an S31 or S40 sale. |
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Turning up the productivity
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02/04/2008
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| Machinery reviews a number of turning technology investments. While one-hit machining is a common theme, there are others too, it finds. |
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Banking on exports
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28/03/2008
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| The Government is now looking towards exporting parts of the economy, specifically manufacturing, to help bail the UK economy out as other parts of it slow. But it never went away, regardless of popular view. |
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Strength in aluminium
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28/03/2008
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| Mouldmaking is dead in the UK, right? Wrong! Dudley Associates has successfully built up a service offering around the fast delivery of high quality aluminium tooling. |
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The science of engineering
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27/03/2008
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| You’d expect to find a WFL mill-turn machine in a large OEM’s works, but UK sub-contractor AE Precision is WFL’s smallest customer to date world wide for such a machine. It's just part of this company's scientific approach to business. |
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Machining formula
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25/03/2008
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| Highest precision in the production of reliable parts used at speed is the aim of those involved with the motorsport field. Machinery catches up with latest applications. |
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Rapid technology change
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21/03/2008
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| Machinery went to visit a one-of-a-kind rapid prototyping/rapid manufacturing facility in the UK and heard how technology change is shaping its future direction more in favour of metal parts production. |
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Global marketplace
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20/03/2008
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| The Internet lexicon already boasts global, household brands such as eBay, PayPal and Amazon; MFG.com appears keen to join this exclusive club, at least as far as recognition in the global manufacturing community is concerned. |
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