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Solid Carbide Drills are Designed for Manufacturability

Fabricating & Metal Work

MACHINING MATTERS Solid carbide drills are increasingly useful in applications such as automotive and general engineering, where hole quality is critical. Design for manufacturability (DFM) has become increasingly important for manufacturers in a range of sectors — including automotive , aerospace and general engineering.

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Moving from Contact to Noncontact Surface Analysis

Modern Machine Shop

Computer-aided design (CAD) has dramatically sped up the process of getting ideas into the marketplace. These days, products ranging from children’s toys to passenger jets are completely designed in a virtual environment before a single part is manufactured.

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Metal Additive Manufacturing is an Untapped Market Innovation

Fabricating & Metal Work

Most people have heard of metal additive manufacturing (AM) and have probably seen a 3D printed part or two, but what they may not realize that the ability to create complex components with computer-aided design (CAD) programs or object scans can affect production much more than at the beginning of the value chain.