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Liberty Molds Answers the Call to Help Combat COVID-19

Mike Cope Mon, Apr 13, 2020
Liberty Molds Answers the Call to Help Combat COVID-19
Tool & Die Mold Making customer Hurco COVID-19 Coronavirus

Liberty Molds is an injection mold shop located in Portage Michigan, and is in the business of producing injection molds for the automotive industry. The company is managed by the President Brian Scott and Vice President Jeff Dee. As it reads on their website, “Liberty Molds is an ISO 9001:2008 certified mold making tool shop who specializes in injection molds.” The company’s 13,400-square-foot shop has 30 employees, and they take great pride in partnering with their customers (like the Ford Motor Company) to meet quality, price, and delivery needs. I have a feeling that today’s current “needs” were never factored in when they wrote that statement so many years ago! But meeting the needs of our society today has rarely been more important. www.libertymolds.com

Tooling Partners - G.W. Shultz

Mike Cope Mon, Jan 18, 2016
Tooling Partners - G.W. Shultz
Milling Mill Tooling Tool & Die Mold Making High Speed Machining

Over the years, Hurco has partnered with many tooling companies. Recently I received a link from G.W. Shultz, that showed a video of one of thier tools cutting 422 Stainless Steel, on a Hurco VMX30HSi High Speed milling machine - at some pretty impressive speeds. The information listed in the video comment section says: "Pushing the G.W. Schultz Tool HGW40250-01 to 1000SFM in 422 Stainless Steel".

CNC Machining: Improving Workpiece Surface Finish

Mike Cope Fri, Jun 27, 2014
CNC Machining: Improving Workpiece Surface Finish
Aerospace & Defense history of machining 5-Axis Machining Milling Manufacturing Industry Insights Mill Tooling Turning Lathe Tooling Tool & Die Mold Making Prototype Machining High Speed Machining

As CNC machinists, we apply our skill, knowledge and experience to manufacture the best looking and most accurate parts that we can. We take a great deal of pride in the products that we produce, and we want others to see that pride in the finished product. But what do we do when we aren’t getting the results that we want? When dimensionally the parts meet blueprint specifications, but the surface finish and overall appearance is less than desirable? When this happens, we need to go back to the basics and ensure that we are using the best machining practices that we know to be correct.

Best CNC Control for NC Programming: Hurco

Mike Cope Tue, Apr 02, 2013
Best CNC Control for NC Programming: Hurco
5-Axis Machining WinMax Conversational Programming NC / G-Code Programming CNC Control & Software Manufacturing Industry Insights CAD/CAM / Post Processor Tool & Die Mold Making High Speed Machining

A common misconception about the Hurco control is that it is a conversational control. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. Although Hurco invented conversational programming, and arguably has the most powerful conversationally capable platform on the market, I would not refer to the WinMax® control as a “conversational” one. I would instead call it “multi-lingual."

Programming 3D Geometry without CAD/CAM Software

Mike Cope Tue, Feb 12, 2013
Programming 3D Geometry without CAD/CAM Software
WinMax Conversational Programming NC / G-Code Programming Milling CNC Control & Software CAD/CAM / Post Processor Tool & Die Mold Making Prototype Machining

For many years, Hurco has offered an easy conversational solution for programming simple 3D geometries at the control, without the need for expensive CAD/CAM software. With today’s WinMax control, it’s even easier and more powerful than ever before!

High-Speed Machining: It’s more than just a faster spindle

Mike Cope Thu, Jan 31, 2013
High-Speed Machining: It’s more than just a faster spindle
Aerospace & Defense Automotive NC / G-Code Programming CNC Control & Software Manufacturing Industry Insights CAD/CAM / Post Processor Tool & Die Mold Making High Speed Machining

 

WHAT IS HIGH-SPEED MACHINING?

High-speed machining is usually associated with any spindle speed above 15k rpm, but it is much more than just a faster spindle. The whole machine must be considered when selecting a good candidate machine for high-speed machining. Thermal compensation, overall machine rigidity and construction, positional feedback, the motion control system, tool retention, and many other characteristics must be looked at in detail before determining that a particular machine is suitable for the task.

The Hurco blog - an introduction

Mike Cope Wed, Oct 17, 2012
The Hurco blog - an introduction
Energy Aerospace & Defense Medical Automotive 5-Axis Machining WinMax Conversational Programming NC / G-Code Programming Milling CNC Control & Software Manufacturing Industry Insights Mill Tooling Workholding Turning Lathe Tooling CAD/CAM / Post Processor Tool & Die Mold Making Prototype Machining High Speed Machining Automation

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