Weir Minerals North America, in Madison, Wis., manufactures large pumps for mining slurry applications. It needed a series of very large (108x108 in.) Class 40 iron castings machined for its pump ...

Our frequent correspondent has delivered three useful examples of fixtures, designed in the machine shop and their effects for a specific workholding task: “In the first example, the fixture was ...

[Kevin] owns a benchtop CNC mill that has proven itself to be a capable tool, but after becoming familiar with some of its shortcomings, he has made a few modifications. In order to more efficiently ...

While manufacturers prize operational flexibility, the reality on the production floor traditionally falls short. For example, consider part fixtures, those dedicated, inflexible devices that clamp ...

Accurate and efficient machining usually depends on three things: Position of the workpiece, shape of the stock at the start of the operation, and the shape to be produced. Adaptive Machining, a ...

The CNC mill is the foundation of most modern machine shops, and it’s usually the tool with the most demands competing for its time. This means making tough choices when small-volume parts are needed.