The Seven Major CNC Machining Techniques
Although there are many new and emerging manufacturing technologies, there is still no substitute for the reliability and efficiency of CNC machining. Every day, millions of precision parts in a variety of substrates are made using one or more of these CNC machining techniques. Let’s take a closer look at the seven most common ones […]
What is G-Code, How Does it Work, and Why is it Important For Your Parts?
What is G-Code? G-code is the generic industry term for the computer language that most CNC machines use to control their movements and how they make parts. Let’s look at how we optimize machine programming to make parts faster while improving their quality and consistency. Haas front panel How Does G-code Work? G-code is created […]
Making Surface Textures with Machine Tools
To get the right look and feel on your new product, you need to be able to not only define what kind of surface texture you want but also what technique you want us to use to create it. This will save time, money and frustration on your next project. Different techniques have different purposes, […]
Why Must We Make Things So Complicated?
A brief look at watches, clocks and other timepieces, and our timeless fascination with spinning gears. What Is A Complication? A watch complication is essentially any movement that displays more than the mere hour, minute or second. This is the face of the world’s most complicated watch, by Vacheron Constantin. Dubbed rather unimaginatively as Ref. […]
Machining In Miniature
For thousands of years men and women have been making miniature replicas of the world around them. Whether as prototypes for full-sized engineering projects, as toys, or to test mathematical and physical concepts, small-scale replicas never fail to fascinate and enchant old and young alike. Presidents, kings and emperors have been gifted throughout the ages […]
Our Top 6 Picks For Movies With Machine Tools
We all know how much Hollywood loves to glamorize some lives over others. How many movies can you think of that tell us all about the fast-paced, exciting and sexy world of Wall Street bankers, slick big-city lawyers, Washington politicians and, of course, cops. Take almost any subset of a complex and diverse workforce and […]
