Recently added articles from Modern Machine Shop:
Chance of a lifetime: an international competition highlights the importance of skills training--and the need for broader support of our efforts here in the United States.(Commentary: MARK: MY WORD)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Competing in the WorldSkills Competition (WSC) is literally the chance of a lifetime. Even attending this event as an observer may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The 2009 edition of this bienial event took place last month in Calgary, Alberta. This international competition is not ...
A sign of the times: one shop owner sounds off on the "stimulus" package while giving credit where credit is due.(Commentary: ONE OFF)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Steve Deam Sr. recently placed a sign outside his Fort Wayne, Indiana shop that reads: 100% hard-working people here ZERO stimulus dollars at work here! There's a good chance that your eyes were drawn to the bottom phrase. Mr. Deam, owner of CNC Industries, says he ...
Inflation as object lesson: an account of the years of high inflation illustrates why not to let standards slip, and what is required if they do.(Commentary: THE Z-AXIS)
Oct 01, 2009; ... I am fascinated by inflation. I'm fascinated by it the way I am fascinated by tornados, or by the trees that tower within easy reach of my house. Inflation is something huge and powerful that could take away what I have without my being able to prevent it. The difference is, inflation is a ...
Parallel processing speeds toolpath calculations.(RAPID TRAVERSE: Machining Technology in Brief)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Multitasking--the word conjures images of frenzied cubicle dwellers juggling (or, more likely, attempting to juggle) e-mail, phone conversations, Web surfing, word processing and more all at once. Although a study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...
Cutting spiral bevel gears on a five-axis machining center.(RAPID TRAVERSE: Machining Technology in Brief)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Manual gear hobbers or specialized CNC gear cutting machines are generally the fastest and most efficient means for producing high-precision ring gears, especially in high volumes. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Follow- to mid-volumes, another emerging option is the use of ...