How it Works

Exair 2” Super Air Nozzle,showing pattern of air flow.Illustration courtesy of Exair Corporation.

How It Works – Rapid Material Removal

Today’s Machining World Archive: March 2010, Vol. 6, Issue 02 The customer sends you a print. It specifies material, dimensions and surface finish. It’s up to you to make the [...]

Wind Turbines by Night in Fr. Collins Park, Ireland Photo by Anthony Woods

How It Works – Cutting your ENERGY Costs

The cost of energy—electricity and fuel—continues to spiral upward. Reducing energy usage can cut your company’s operating expenses and at the same time reduce the production of greenhouse gases. It [...]

Nitinol parts. (Photo courtesy of Johnson Matthey, Inc.)

How it Works – Developing a Good Memory: Nitinol Shape Memory Alloy

It’s expensive and hard to machine, but Nitinol is perfect for applications that require one or more of its special qualities: superelasticity, shape memory, biocompatibility and fatigue resistance. A very [...]

A laser at work marking a logo on metal

How It Works – Laser Marking

By Barbara Donohue Direct Part Marking (DPM) with a laser offers a way to permanently identify parts for tracking, tracing and control. In medical, military, aerospace and other applications where [...]

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