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Putting Machinery on a Strong Fitness Plan Starts with Real-Time Monitoring

Having a plan for maintaining and improving the performance and reliability of every machine on a shop floor is vital to manufacturing operations. Reliable machines make short-notice production runs possible. And the more flexible manufacturers are, the more new customers they’ll attract.

Indexable Tools Designed to Maximize Performance

No one can accuse cutting tool manufacturers of not trying every possible combination of coating, substrate, material and geometry in their quest to gain a competitive edge for their customers.

Walk-Up Metrology Takes a Step Up

Suppliers of metrology equipment are working towards making measurements easier, allowing greater use throughout the manufacturing process.

Workholding Advances with Collet Chucks

As parts and materials have advanced, tools and methods that were once standard have been replaced by better, more advanced technologies. It is important to recognize the advancements essential to your operation.

Keeping Machines Honest with Advanced Calibration, Optimization

There’s nothing mysterious about the need for calibration. As Michael Wilm, business manager for calibration products, Renishaw Inc., West Dundee, Illinois, put it: “When you get gas for your car, you count on the pump being calibrated. That’s why we calibrate machine tools. If you don’t calibrate a machine tool you have no idea it’s going to give you reliable service for manufacturing your product.”