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Business Profile: D&D Precision
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Feb 17, 2015
- Metalworking
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It’s Friday afternoon, just a week before Christmas, and the two owners of D&D Precision, a small machining shop in Mississauga, are preparing to go make some visits—dropping in on their loyal customers to share some holiday cheer and express their appreciation for another year of...
Business Profile: Grant Metal
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Feb 13, 2015
- Fabricating
- Article
Three main rules for success in the real estate market are: location, location, location. And that same maxim could also apply to the dramatic success of Grant Metal Products Ltd. in Rocky View, Alberta, a custom manufacturer of sheet metal products for the construction, glazing, and signage...
The fine details of surface roughness
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Feb 9, 2015
- Measurement
- Article
In the world of quality control within metalworking manufacturing, the measurement of surface finish is a complex subject with multiple standards for defining the various elements of roughness, waviness and other parameters required for the description of machined surfaces. For decades the use of...
View from the Floor: 110 years and going strong
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Feb 6, 2015
- Metalworking
- Blog Post
The beginning of 2015 has hit Canada like a punch in the stomach. First our oil patch is reeling from sub-$50 a barrel prices, leading major players to begin slashing their capital expenditure budgets for the year ahead. It’s at the point where Alberta is actually considering a sales tax, and...
Common CNC Grinding Mistakes
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Feb 3, 2015
- Metalworking
- Blog Post
Have you ever heard the saying that “CNC grinding is a black art”? To some extent this is true, but with the proper grinding process parameters, a lot of the “black art” can be eliminated and productivity and quality can be improved. While there are many variables that go...
Business Profile: Burloak Technologies
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Jan 30, 2015
- Metalworking
- Article
The smell of fresh paint still lingers in the air of the shop floor at Burloak Technologies where space has been prepared for Canada’s first additive and automated machining production facility—bringing 3D metal printing together with subtractive technologies for a full service...
Automating jet engine blade finishing
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Jan 29, 2015
- Automation and Software
- Article
Manufacturing parts for today’s modern jet engines requires working to very tight tolerances, and while manual grinding and hand finishing operations were accepted practices in the past, the introduction of more technical designs to improve fuel efficiency in the engines is demanding more...
Business Profile: Quality Machining & Metalworks
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Jan 21, 2015
- Fabricating
- Article
After almost 30 years in business, Quality Machining & Metalworks Inc. of Mississauga, Ontario has established an international reputation as the only Canadian manufacturer of high-pressure flat glass liquid level gauges and valves supplying heavy industrial sites around the world. Company...
View from the floor: Bringing work back
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Jan 15, 2015
- Metalworking
- Blog Post
Speaking with Peter Adams, founder of Burloak Technologies in Dundas, Ontario, Canada’s first production-level 3D metal printing facility, you get the feeling that additive manufacturing is on the threshold of gaining critical acceptance in the metalworking industry.Adams will be investing...
Switching wire brushes can help achieve greater efficiency
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Jan 7, 2015
- Metal Finishing
- Article
The 4 1/2-inch grinder is one of the most popular tools used in the surface conditioning market today. While it is the most popular size of small right-angle grinder, welders, welder’s helpers and fabricators who use this tool most frequently pair it with a 4-inch-diameter stringer bead...
Access to financing and improved productivity
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Jan 5, 2015
- Metalworking
- Blog Post
Experts agree that one of the best strategies to boost the company’s value and secure premium pricing during the sale is to focus on value drivers. One of the most often overlooked key value drivers is productivity, since it can have a direct and dramatic impact on maximizing a...
Business of Welding: Pitching In
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Dec 29, 2014
- Welding
- Blog Post
It’s always good to get feedback, and lately I’ve been getting quite a lot. I’ve always taken the position that my columns should cause people to stop and think, then hopefully “engage.” Even if you don’t always agree with my line of thinking, hope- fully we can...
Great gift ideas for CNC Machinist
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Dec 19, 2014
- Metalworking
- Blog Post
Have the CNC machinists in your life been naughty or nice? Doesn’t matter, these folks make the world go round. So they deserve nothing but the BEST. But sometimes they can be a little…well, picky (we know they have “tolerance issues”). So we left no stone unturned in our...
Keeping your cool
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Dec 12, 2014
- Metalworking
- Article
According to some coolant recycling manufacturers, their systems can have an average return on investment of under a year. These calculated savings for machining and grinding operations can come from a range of areas including the long-term reduction of waste hauling costs, reduction in new fluid...
Don’t limit 5-axis machines to 3-axis capabilities
- By Canadian Metalworking
- Dec 8, 2014
- Metalworking
- Blog Post
As 5-axis machines continue to acquire more space on shop floors than ever before, conventional workholding could limit a 5-axis machine to 3-axis capability. Implementing the right workholding solution is key in maximizing effectiveness – achieving higher productivity in complex parts that...
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