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Machinist Turned Writer

I had the opportunity to spend some time with Steve Hensley, a new editor for
Modern Machine Shop. We took in a beer and a Cubs game while we chatted about his new role. He’s still getting used to being off the shop floor and using his hands to communicate instead of manufacturer, but he [...]

2008 05 15 General Metalworking Comments (0)

High Speed Roughing Aluminum 6061 T6

High Speed material removal with minimal raising
This is a video of a roughing application that is running at above 500 ipm. And yes, we can hold extreme accuracy at this speed too. If you want to compete with low cost labor, you need to embrace high speed machining. It is a complex science, but with [...]

2008 05 07 High speed machining Comments (1)

High Speed Inconel Cutting

For anyone out there cutting hard materials, this is a video you should check out. I’ve seen jaws drop when people observe the speed of this cut. This is 718
Inconel being
machined at 80 inches per minute with a surface footage of 4,000. most people are cutting this at 50 about sfm. If you [...]

2008 05 06 High speed machining Comments (0)

A conversation starter

Metal cutting technologies continue to advance in ways that push the physical limits of metal cutting applications. High-speed applications have the potential to transform the way many products are produced, eliminating entire steps in the process, compressing the development time and dramatically reducing the cost to manufacture.
However, there is a knowledge gap that prevents most [...]

2008 05 06 General Metalworking
High speed machining Comments (0)