Metalworking is becoming increasingly specialized, with manufacturers of lathes and grinders offering a variety of capacities, bed lengths and other options. This promises the user the ability to create custom machining solutions to "meet any production need." While this is true to a point, standard options have their limits, and truly customized machines cost more and have extended delivery times.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2015-07-15
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/growth-customized-workholding/
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