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Faster Programming and Training Helps Automotive Shop Thrive

Modern Machine Shop

Collision detection features in SolidWorks save Speedway Motors a lot of time and scrap during prototyping, as the software can automatically detect when tooling and fixture interfere with each other. In 2009, Speedway Motors of Lincoln, Nebraska, had only two CNC machines to machine its aftermarket car parts.

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Speedgrip Chuck Co. Boosts Standard Offerings with New Chucks

Fabricating & Metal Work

The Ball Lock Power Chuck and Quick Change 3-Jaw Chuck are the latest additions to Speedgrip’s broad portfolio of standard precision workholding mandrels, collets and general machining jaw chucks that are proven to reduce overall part cycle times. The post Speedgrip Chuck Co.

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Speedgrip Chuck Company Invests $200,000 Grant in Advanced Technologies for Manufacturers

Fabricating & Metal Work

The new machine tools will provide Speedgrip with additional precision production capacity as it brings several new workholding technology products to market that reduce cycle times to improve manufacturing productivity.

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Systems Integrator of the Year: Systematix, a trusted automation partner for Leggett & Platt

Automation Mag

In 1993, machine designer Cecil Bauman joined original owner Steve Errey until Errey’s retirement in 2009. Key problems identified for product manufacturing brought concerns with the volume, cycle time and quality. So, that has been very successful for them for a long time,” he adds.

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Becoming a More Efficient Shop With the Right Processes and Software

Modern Machine Shop

Total cycle time for the canister parts is now about an hour, while order lead times and scrap rates are reduced by eliminating additional machining operations, and cutting out the now unneeded outsourced and internal processes such as tumble finishing and rinsing.

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CAM Code Is Key to Precision Mold Machining

Mold Making Technology

So, it is no surprise that he started Venom Outdoors (New Richmond, Wisconsin) , a fishing tackle company, in 2009. Robinson’s newfound confidence pushed him to explore functions like Dynamic Motion technology, allowing operators to push their feed times past what was possible before.

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K. Soundhar Rajhan, Chief Strategy Officer,  Lakshmi Machine Works Limited, shares highlights and insights from his more than five-decade journey with the iconic company

Dinesh Mishra

In 2009, after completing the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, I moved to China to establish and head LMW’s greenfield project for manufacturing textile spinning machinery. In 1997, I relocated to Coimbatore to lead the supply chain management function as it evolved into an integrated discipline.