CNC Machine Tool Preventive Maintenance Program: Why It’s Worth It and How to Get Started
Posted on June 2, 2021
Managing equipment failures and downtime are an all too common and accepted reality in the world of manufacturing. With metalworking equipment performing constant repetitive tasks, it is to be expected — but to what extent? Unfortunately, manufacturing and process industries lose an estimated $20 to $60 billion each year due to unscheduled downtime and poor…
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Cleanliness IS iFP Parts Cleaning and Washing Systems
Posted on April 7, 2021
Productivity Inc. offers iFP parts cleaning and washing systems that clean oil- and water-based residue from machined parts. iFP parts cleaning and washing systems continuously recycle the modified alcohol cleaning agent, thus eliminating the need to mix, monitor or dispose of contaminated cleaning solutions. Not only are there dozens of pre-programmed washing cycles, the iFP parts…
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Citizen Cincom: A Worldwide Leader in CNC Swiss-Type Automatic Lathes
Posted on January 25, 2021
Since 1961, Marubeni Citizen-Cincom (MCC) has been recognized as the worldwide market share holder in the area of CNC fixed & sliding headstock Swiss automatic lathes and turning centers, with an established reputation for ease-of-use, fast setup, precision, rigidity, and efficiency. Since its inception, Citizen has successfully made Citizen Cincom swiss screw lathe machines the most…
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Clean & Green Industrial Parts Cleaning Series Part 2
Posted on September 21, 2020
Keeping Your Parts Production Process Green Without Sacrificing Clean In Part 1 of the Clean & Green Industrial Parts Cleaning Series, we discussed Environmental Considerations for Green Parts Cleaning Solvents. In this article, we will focus on keeping your parts production process green AND clean. In an industry in which production time, volume, and quality…
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Matsuura: Offering Traditional Craftsmanship With State-Of-The-Art Engineering Principles
Posted on August 28, 2020
Productivity partnered with Matsuura Machinery in 1976 because Matsuura is committed to offering cutting-edge 3-axis and 5-axis machining centers that have high reliability, high accuracy and high performance. Matsuura manufactures a broad range of high-speed 3-axis and 5-axis machining centers covering all industry sectors. As innovators in the production of high-speed machining and unmanned high…
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Clean & Green Industrial Parts Cleaning Series Part 1
Posted on July 27, 2020
Environmental Considerations for Green Parts Cleaning Solvents If you are using legacy parts cleaning solvents, pending changes in state and federal law governing the use of hazardous parts cleaning solvents such as TCE, Perc, nPB, HFC’s, and others, WILL require you to rethink how your company can effectively meet your green parts cleaning requirements. A…
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OMAX Abrasive Waterjet Cutting: An Ideal Addition to Any Machine Shop
Posted on June 23, 2020
Abrasive waterjet cutting machines of the past had lower water pressure and were relegated to cutting only soft materials. With the advent of the new narrower and more powerful high pressure jet streams, abrasive water jet cutting machines such as OMAX have earned a reputation as the preferred method of cutting heat sensitive materials. With…
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When is it Time to Bring Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) In-House?
Posted on May 26, 2020
What is Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)? Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) is a non-traditional machining process. The material is removed from a workpiece, without any mechanical force on the workpiece using an electrical current that passes between an electrode and a workpiece, which is separated by a dielectric liquid. Combined with computer numeric controls (CNC) and…
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FANUC Robots and Productivity Automation: A Great Choice for Your Robotics Integration Project
Posted on April 28, 2020
The Leading FANUC Robot Integrators Productivity is proud to be a FANUC Authorized Robot Systems Integrator (ASI), and a partner of FANUC since 1977. This partnership allows our team to develop custom and pre-engineered automation solutions that fully utilize the capabilities of FANUC robots and resources. You can count on our vast knowledge and experience…
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Boosting Shop Productivity by Applying High Efficiency Milling Techniques
Posted on February 27, 2020
As more and more machine shops are competing for jobs throughout the world in the aerospace, medical, automotive and industrial markets, they need to find better ways of being competitive at the spindle. We all know that the market drives how much we can charge for our components and it’s up to us to increase…
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