Ever machined parts so small that they not only fit on a penny but can sit on old Abe's nose? Cutting parts and part features in this Tom Thumb world often comes with Titanic-sized challenges, such as unexpected cutting tool breakage, deburring parts the size of typical burrs and machine tool spindles speeds that come up short. Sometimes just handling ultrasmall parts is a gargantuan task.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2016-05-15
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/growing-demand-microparts-challenges-suppliers-users/
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