5 Common Machine Shop Injuries, and How to Prevent Them
WEBNov 27, 2019 · 2. Clean work areas and stations — The entire machine shop must remain clean, which means all workers are responsible for keeping their areas or workstations tidy. Doing so will prevent common injuries that occur …
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Understanding PTFE, and How to Use It | American Machinist
WEBAug 30, 2018 · Some of the practical uses of PTFE out in the real world include: • Coating walls and surfaces in residential or controlled environments, making these non-stick to repel insect and pest intrusions. • In surgery, PTFE is used for tissue and organ grafts, as well as to inhibit infections from catheters and other medical equipment.
Cutting Tool Applications, Chapter 15: Saws and Sawing
WEBJun 29, 2020 · Cutting Tool Applications, Chapter 15: Saws and Sawing. New types of saws and better blade materials have made metal sawing a much more effective, versatile and economical process. In many cases bandsaws are used as the primary means of shaping certain types of metal parts. Once, sawing was considered a secondary machining …
Chapter 10: Boring Operations and Machines - American Machinist
WEBJun 28, 2020 · Cutting Tool Applications, Chapter 10: Boring Operations and Machines. Boring increases the inside diameter of a hole, and achieves three things: sizing, straightness, and concentricity. Boring, also called internal turning, is used to increase the inside diameter of a hole. The original hole is made with a drill, or it may be a cored hole …
The 6 Challenges of Implementing AI in Manufacturing
WEBDec 3, 2020 · The ability to deploy predictive models on the edge devices such as machines, local gateway, or server is critical to enable smart manufacturing applications. 6. Trust and transparency. A significant barrier to broad AI adoption is the complexity of the technology and manufacturers’ lack of trust in its capabilities.
Cutting Tool Applications, Chapter 14: Broaches and Broaching
WEBJun 29, 2020 · A broach is a long multi-tooth cutting tool with successively deeper cuts. Broaching is used to machine internal and external surfaces, such as holes, keyways, and teeth of internal gears. The broaching process, similar to shaping with multiple teeth, is used to machine internal and external surfaces such as holes of circular, square, or ...
Chapter 17: Grinding Methods and Machines - American Machinist
WEBJun 29, 2020 · Cylindrical grinding is the process of grinding the outside surfaces of a cylinder. These surfaces may be straight, tapered or contoured. Cylindrical grinding operations resemble lathe-turning operations. They replace the lathe when the workpiece is hardened or when extreme accuracy and superior finish are required.
Know the Different Ways to Finish Metal Surfaces
WEBMay 15, 2019 · However, avoid this method if your surface has sharp edges that need smoothing. Hot blackening— Hot blackening involves spreading a thin layer of black oxide over a metal surface to produce a black-colored matte finish that’s highly durable and abrasion-resistant. For this reason the technique works best with harder metals.
Speed and control optimizeEDM - American Machinist
WEBJun 1, 2000 · As a Mitsubishi EDM removes workpiece material, its adaptive control actively adjusts IP, jump speed/ distance, and off-time based on the level of gap contamination and stability. Such preset levels of adaptive-control activation have been around since the introduction of conventional EDMing, but they were improved by the introduction of CNC …