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Using Automation to Reduce COGS and Stay Globally Competitive

Decade-long, multiphase automation investments lower operating costs and maintain technology lead in an increasingly competitive global market.

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Digital Transparency in Machining Key to Multi-Site Additive Manufacturing

Cumberland Additive’s CNC programmer in Pennsylvania spends most of his time writing programs for machine tools in Texas.

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Shoulder Milling Cuts Racing Part's Cycle Time By Over 50%

Pairing a shoulder mill with a five-axis machine has cut costs and cycle times for one of TTI Machine’s parts, enabling it to support a niche racing community.

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How to Successfully Adopt Five-Axis Machining

While there are many changes to adopt when moving to five-axis, they all compliment the overall goal of better parts through less operations.

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Five-Axis Turnkey Machine Halves Medical Shop’s Cycle Times

Horizontal five-axis machines cut cycle times in half at ARCH Medical Solutions – Newtown. But its leadership gives equal credit to a surprising factor: the OEM’s service department.

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Mazak Five-Axis Enables Subtractive, Additive Processes

Mazak’s VC-500A/5X vertical machining center delivers hybrid multitasking and hot wire deposition to meet machining and additive needs.

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Zimmermann Milling Machine Enhances Stability in Heavy Machining

The FZU/FZP42 machine line features a thermo-symmetrical design that incorporates a centrally-guided Z-slide, resulting in a more dynamic, productive and energy-efficient machine.

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Medical Shop Performs Lights-Out Production in Five-Axes

Moving to five-axis machining enabled this shop to dramatically reduce setup time and increase lights-out capacity, but success relied on the right combination of workholding and automation.

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Hermle Event Encourages, Educates on Five-Axis Machining

Hermle’s first Five-Axis Summit was designed to show beginners the benefits of five-axis machining and demonstrated how more advanced users can take their capabilities to the next level with automation.

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Q&A: How a Self-Taught Machinist Started His Own Business

This machinist found an opportunity in a niche market and decided to learn machining and create his own business. Here's how he did it.

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