Advances in design and materials have led to lighter-weight safety shoes that provide strong protection and enhanced traction, helping to reduce worker fatigue.
To achieve profitable machining of quality parts, many manufacturers follow a micro-scale path, beginning with tool selection and application and solving problems in a reactive way. However, current research suggests the reverse of that approach with a focus on three major components or aspects of the overall machining process.
You know from experience that while composite layers are strong, they also can wear down a tool’s geometry in a matter of minutes and splinter at the edge when machined. Such splintering causes weakness. You don’t want splintering on an aircraft hull or wing. Kennametal has created a tool with the right geometry, clearance, and coating to withstand composite wear and eliminate splintering.
For many holemaking applications, the entrance and exit of the hole may play an important role in the part’s eventual functionality, and removing the burr created during the drilling operation is usually a requirement.
Vocational-technical programs are helping manufacturers to refill the labor pipeline as companies return production to the U.S. after global supply chain disruptions.
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