A collet is a workholding device for bar stock or workpieces that must be held to a higher degree of accuracy than a standard chuck can accomplish. The device forms a collar around an object, and ...

CNC programmer Jeff Mauney reviews part specifications in preparing to program Allied Manufacturing Technologies' Haas VF-1 for a second operation on the workpiece. Multi-axis machining gives shops a ...

Advanced machining can solve many of the challenges of today’s increasingly difficult-to-produce parts such as miniaturization, part complexity, strict tolerances, thin walls, material hardness and ...

I entered the Army in 1988 as a military occupational specialty (MOS) 44E (machinist) under the Army Civilian Acquired Skills Program. Since I had received industry standard manual machinist training, ...

Machining parts for the orthopedics industry is demanding. Whether it’s joint implants, surgical instruments, molds or forging dies, the materials are difficult, the geometry is complex, and the ...