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14 MMS April 2017 mmsonline.com
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A WATERJET MACHINING CENTER THAT FITS
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At first, abrasive waterjet machines were naturally at home in the
fabricating shop. Today, certain models resemble a typical, fully
enclosed CNC machine and they fit well in a machining job shop
setting. Read the full story pinned to the top of our Facebook page.
KEEP TRACK OF SALES
AND DISTRIBUTOR
CHANGES
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Whereas Modern Machine Shop's Shop Talk
industr y news coverage tends to privilege
acquisitions, executive hires and industry-wide
developments, the Techspex blog now shares
a news roundup once or twice a month privileg-
ing changes in regional sales personnel or
distributorships as we hear of them. Sign up
for the monthly e-newsletter to stay informed
at short.mmsonline.com/tsx-news .
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"T" TEMPER
DESIGNATIONS FOR
6061 ALLOY ALUMINUM
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A member of our Top Shops LinkedIn group shared
an article he wrote about the differences between
the various "T" temper designations of 6061
aluminum, which are not all equal. He argues that
job shops should know a little about the metal-
lurgies behind these temper designations to
achieve maximum stress relief, finish and preci-
sion. Join our Top Shops group at the URL above
to read it and share your thoughts.
CUSTOM WORKHOLDING
FOR TOOL REGRINDING
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In a second video filmed at Tri-State
Tool Grinding in Cincinnati, Ohio, Peter
Zelinski learns about a custom work-
holding solution the shop created to
enable its tool grinder to regrind carbide
tools unattended. Watch the video on
our YouTube channel at the URL above.
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