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Plastic-injection molding gets the lion's share of attention in medical-manufacturing news. But a lot of steel chips hit the floor before molding machines start work. And shaping metal is still [...]

Slow-speed, high-torque shredders, also known as primary reduction equipment, are gaining popularity in the U.S., according to the manufacturers of these machines. Advocates say they offer quieter production and consume [...]

The advent of high speed machining has resulted in the development of machining centers that are able to deliver efficiencies that were once considered impossible. The increase in the speed of the latest machines has contributed to efficiencies that have gone beyond even the machining process. Some machining shops have taken advantage of the technology involved in high speed machining to reinvent the traditional technology used in making parts., High Speed Machining means more than justtaking the old cuts faster. It means rethinking the manufacturing strategy to reap the most benefit from the speed now at your command. The [...]

Aikoku Alpha Engineering Corp has employed five-axis machining technology since 1975. Since then, it has increased its five-axis equipment to a total of 17 which led its workers to acquire skills in NC programming and five-axis machining technique. To cope with the demands for higher efficiency and rising production costs, the firm had to resort to high speed machining. In 1998, Aikoku Alpha installed a Toshiba MPF-5A, its first high speed five axis machine., This Japanese five-axis aerospace shop believes that high speed machining is their future. Here's why, and some of what they've learned so far. Aerospace shops tend to look fairly similar [...]

Raytheon Aircraft Co is modernizing its facility and equipment to set a competitive standard in the industry. Improvements include the reconfiguration of plants into manufacturing cells to eliminate the potential for human error and the use of high-speed machining technology. Raytheon Aircraft has installed a Makino MC1516 high-speed horizontal machining center with a seven-pallet modular machining center for support. The benefits of using such a system are: the elimination of multiple tolerances, decreased cycle time and more accurate bulkhead., In its more than 65 years designing and manufacturing aircraft, Raytheon Aircraft Company (Wichita, Kansas) has held itself to a steadfast rule - there is always room for improvement. Raytheon [...]

High speed machining is affecting technologies utilized in the aerospace, automotive and mold and die industries. The method may require changes such as modifications in a job shop's infrastructure, work culture and safety requirements. Some of common applications for high speed machining include the development of aluminum parts for airplanes and automobiles and high speed operations for mold and die work., Though high speed machining means different things to different people, all of the diverse applications of this process involve performing operations fast enough to break into a new realm of [...]

The term is widely used because the practice is now widely used as well. 'High speed machining' is accepted and commonplace in many shops. HSM is so widely used, in [...]

High speed machining is expected to create an impact similar to what numerical control did to the metalworking industry during the late 1960s. Some of the issues and technologies that are expected to emerge include the effect of high speed machining on cutting tools, electronic control and programming software and the benefits provided by the said technology. In addition, high speed machining can result to improved throughput, productivity and responsiveness., High speed machining represents the convergence of numerous technologies that redefine the limits of what is possible with a machine tool. About 40 years ago, numerical control (NC) revolutionized metalworking. [...]

By Don Talend RJS Construction adopts new high-speed dozer and high-speed machine control for a quantum leap in grading productivity. Superior, WI, based RJS Construction Group is not exactly easing [...]

Kommerling fabricator Spire Windows Ltd is taking its hand crafted, Secured by Design blueprint for success to the next level with a major investment in new machinery. MD Dennis Clark [...]

For on Ontario mold shop, higher cutting speeds meet the challenge of producing optical-quality surfaces. Among the myriad features that manufacturers specify for plastic injection molds, optical qualities are rarely [...]

In the work-a-day world of metalworking shops, sometimes you need high speed machining capability, and sometimes you don't. With a relatively simple retrofit, this West Coast aerospace shop gets high [...]

High speed machining (HSM) is being used by US die/mold manufacturers as their primary tool in improving leadtimes against foreign competition. HSM, an amalgamation of various technologies that include high spindle speeds and accurate and faster feed rates on machine tools, is credited for bringing renewed competitiveness among US machine shops. HSM, a concept which continues to evolve, is a technology that has proven its effectivity both in the laboratory and in actual practice., In order to deliver finished molds and dies in less time than ever before, mold and die shops are adopting high speed machining as part of a strategy to eliminate [...]

The aerospace industry is using high-speed machinery to improve the effiency and reduce the costs of manufacturing complex components. Parts made from a single piece of aluminum are quicker and easier to make than those with many parts, and faster machines do not transfer much heat to products.

Mikron Corp Monroe has established its own High Speed Machining Div and introduced the HSM 700 machining center line to the North American market. The Monroe, CT-based company has decided to secure a niche in the market for high speed technology especially in applications such as mold and die machining and different aluminum production components. HSM 700 has a cutting speed 10 times faster than a regular machine and has a faster feed rate. These features result in improved surface finishes while streamlining operations because they eliminate the need for grinding and polishing., Get ready for another competitor in the rapidly emerging market for high speed machining centers for die/mold, aerospace, and production machining applications. Mikron Corp Monroe, Monroe, CT, has formed a [...]

High speed machinists must consider various factors before working on aluminum materials. These include the horsepower required for aluminum machining, the cutter speed for high speed milling operations and the use of diamonds for face milling processes. In addition, machinists must consider the use of coolant mounting screws and high-speed capable indexable insert mounting systems., Tom Howes, senior product manager at cutting tool manufacturer Valenite, Inc. (Madison Heights, Michigan), has helped numerous companies move to high speed machining of aluminum, which he says is generally [...]

High-speed machining is rapidly evolving from a high-tech specialty, largely limited to aluminum in the aerospace and electronics industries, into a mainstream manufacturing technology, according to Dr. Jerry Knobeloch, Vice [...]

The impact of high speed machining (HSM) is slowly being realized in high volume manufacturing in terms of faster changeovers and line startups. Transfer systems are expected to continue their domination of most high volume automated systems for a long time because of their proven efficiency and the high investment needed to shift to flexible HSM systems. HSM is expected to continue its gain in the coming years as the machines become even more dependable and faster and the users become more familiar with them., Faster cutting and traverse rates are driving up productivity and flexibility in production machining applications, but that's only part of the picture. At the simplest level, the benefits of high [...]

Boeing Co's use of high speed machining has allowed the company to produce one-piece aircraft parts that were once composed of hundreds of separate components. The results are civilian and military aircrafts that are easier to build, can be assembled faster and are easier to maintain in the field. Boeing-manufactured planes, which include the F/A-18E/F tactical fighter, currently utilizes 42% fewer parts than previous models in the same class of aircrafts., Faster, lighter cuts can let one solid part replace an assembly of hundreds of components. Better manufacturing and a better airplane both result. But before Boeing could realize these benefits, [...]

High-Speed Machining Pays Off for Hughes Radar EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--High-speed machining at spindle speeds of as high as 100,000 revolutions per minute at Hughes Radar Systems Group here, a unit [...]