6 MMS December 2017
CONTENTS
DECEMBER 2017 ■ VOLUME 90, NO. 7 ■ MMSONLINE .COM
FEATURES
70 Machining in a Measured Future
Today's most exclusive work serves as a proving ground for the
coming era of more stringent specifications, less paper and
more comprehensive quality control in general.
BY MATT DANFORD
78 The Shift to Horizontal Machining Centers
Gathers Steam
Metalworking companies, especially job shops, continue to
invest more heavily in HMCs. This trend points to the inherent
capability and flexibility of these machines for producing
complex, high-value workpieces.
BY STEVEN KLINE JR.
84 How Dry Grinding Permits Coolant-Free
Gear Making
At Star SU, grinding the external forms of automotive gears
came to be the last step still needing coolant. The company's
Skygrind machine eliminates cutting fluid by combining gear
grinding with dry skiving in the same cycle.
BY PETER ZELINSKI
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ABOUT THE COVER
A CAM component produced in one setup on a nine-axis turn-mill is inspected on
Arundel Machine Tool's previous go-to CMM. But a newer machine with a program-
mable articulating scanning head is required to comply with demand for 100 percent lot
inspection and comprehensive data on critical workpiece features. Story on page 70.