Quality in Manufacturing
Bonus tolerances for GD&T
A true balancing act
by Richard Clark
Kneecaps lost in space
Or the case of the elusive alignment
by EM Sleuth
Quality in Manufacturing Product Spotlight
Precision Gage & Tool, Brown & Sharpe, Shadow Automation, Optical Gaging Products, Marposs, FARO Technologies
Thermal effects in the real world
If you know the math and science, you won't get burned
by Richard Clark
Quality in Manufacturing Product Spotlight
Control Gaging Inc., Heidenhain, Dorsey Metrology, Lasson Technologies, Lyndex-Nikken, Mahr Federal,
BYK-Gardner, LMI Technologies, Pinpoint Laser Systems, Paul N. Gardner Company, The L.S. Starrett Co., American Stress Technologies
On-machine measurement
Software makes on-machine probing a viable option
by Stephen Logee, Wilcox Associates
A call for a 3D standard
The case for higher accuracy 3-axis machine tools
by Charles Wang, Ph.D., Optodyne
Just how good is your process?
Check your O.E.E. (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) to find out
by Richard Clark
editor's blogs
Off the Toolpath
EASTEC marks 30th show with spotlight on medical devices
The recession hasn’t stopped business, if the activity at the EASTEC Advanced Productivity Exposition is to judge. The show, in its 30th year, drew 570 exhibitors, down from 608 in 2008 and 650 in 2007. About 15,000 attendees pre-registered. Last year’s show tallied 14,000 attendees. The largest industrial tool trade show on the East Coast, EASTEC was held May19-21 in West Springfield, MA.
by Dennis Seeds, Editor-in-Chief
digital edition
On target
For a new generation of parts, automated centerless grinding fills the bill
The taper test
Prototype fixture finds the reason why vexing toolholder wear marks appear
Watchful eye keeps tabs on 575 machine tools
Aerospace supplier sees new productivity heights, lower costs
From 12 hrs to 25 mins
Giant steps for faster cavity hogging, square-offs follow re-tooling