October 12, 2016 - Volume 10 Issue 12 |
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Solid Ceramic Endmills Help Aerospace Job Shop Meet Critical Delivery Date Most shops evaluate new cutting tools in an effort to reduce machining time, increase tool life, or improve part quality, and sometimes all three. Stellar Precision Components Ltd., a Tier II aerospace supplier in Jeanette, Pennsylvania, did it for an entirely different reason. "We'd just taken an order for some Inconel parts," says production manager Edward Frieze. "None of us were really worried at that point about tool life or making a profit on the job -- our only concern then was how the heck could we get them shipped in eight weeks." Full Article |
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