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CNC Machining of Small Parts.
7/19/2016
Technically small parts are hard to make. As you get smaller, challenges arise. Deburring, machine accuracy and tool quality are just some of the problems that are experienced when making small part features.
Customer-provided CAD math data is critically important to manufacturing. It expedites quotations, and is used in the CAM programs to create the CNC program used to manufacture parts, and the CMM program to inspect them.
One of the most critical aspects in choosing CNC machine shop is the method it uses to inspect the parts they produce. It is important that you understand the different methods used by CNC shops and what they mean to product performance and quality.
Inspecting parts is a crucial stage in the manufacturing process. In order to maintain a quality level of Life-Saving Precision, Protomatic takes specific steps to ensure that the parts produced meet rigorous standards.
Stock markets are fickle at best, and industry is currently uncertain about political leadership and direction. The result is that investors are acting in a reactionary manner.
When it comes to manufacturing technically difficult parts, all suppliers aren’t the same. Far from it. The tipping point is which supplier has the right tool to make a part with the quality and consistency required. Sure, price is important.
Digital manufacturing requires analysis of data from a diverse set of industrial equipment on the factory floor. Uniform, robust communications are part of the necessary infrastructure for modern business systems and 21st century decision-making.
Emerging technologies are having a dramatic effect on the manufacturing industry. One of the most important of these is additive manufacturing, often referred to as 3D printing.
For the past 5 years, Modern Machine Shop Magazine www.mmsonline.com has published its “Top Shops” issue where it highlights the best practices of top performing machine shops from a broad survey of the U.S. machining industry.
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