8 MMS April 2017
CONTENTS
APRIL 2017 ■ VOLUME 89, NO. 11 ■ MMSONLINE .COM
FEATURES
74 Part-Probing Possibilities for EDM
Probing options for electrical discharge machining equipment
range from simple to sophisticated. Here are some options for
wire, sinker and hole-drilling EDM.
BY DEREK KORN
80 Putting the Feed in
Through-Feed Perfection
An automated grinding, inspection and packaging cell churns
out two fragile automotive parts per second with zero defects.
BY MATT DANFORD
88 What's Happening in
Automotive Manufacturing?
That's a big question, but some facts and figures reveal a few of
the facets of this industry's current vitality.
BY MARK ALBERT
NEW COLUMN STARTING THIS MONTH:
Timothy Simpson, co-director of Penn State University's Center for
Innovative Materials Process through Direct Digital Deposition, joins us
as a new monthly columnist on additive manufacturing. Read the debut
installment of Additive Insights on page 70.
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ABOUT THE COVER
On-machine probing options for electrical discharge machining equipment range
from simple to sophisticated. The article starting on page 74 describes options for
wire, sinker and small-hole EDM.