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7 Reasons You Should Consider a 5-Axis CNC
Who doesn’t love top 10 lists…or in this case, top 7 lists. They are easy to read, to the point, and hit the main ideas. This Top 7 List from Read more
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5-Axis Programming: Tool Vectors or ABC Rotary Axis Angles?
5-Axis Blog Post Machinist Michael Cope writes about the advantages of programming with IJK tool vectors instead of ABC rotary axis angles in his latest post. See if you agree. Read more
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Choose Your Weapon Wisely: which 5-axis strategy is best for you?
Machinist blogger for Hurco, Mike Cope, discusses 5-axis strategy. “Curve multi-axis, swarf cut, flow line, multi-surf, port, rotary…which toolpath is the correct one?” Cope explains that you would get 10 Read more
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Why You Should Make the Switch to 5-Sided Machining
I assume (flashback to 6th grade with Ms. Lumbatis…to ASSUME makes an ASS out of You and ME…I can hear the collective gasp emanating from the class of 12 years Read more
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Show “You” the Money: 5-Axis ROI Worksheet
Hurco put together an interactive worksheet so you can evaluate how quickly a 5-axis machining center would pay for itself (i.e., switching from 3-axis to 5-sided machining process on a Read more
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Machinist’s Blog Simplifies 5-Axis
Senior Applications Engineer for Hurco, machinist, and former shop owner, Michael Cope hosts a blog on hurco.com. His latest post “5-Axis…it just ain’t that scary” contains valuable information for experienced Read more
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5-Axis Accuracy
Mike Cope, a Senior Applications Engineer and Product Specialist, explains the mystery surrounding 5-axis accuracy; as it applies to the workpiece itself, and how the overall positioning of the rotary Read more
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5-Axis Workholding
Selecting the best configuration for clamping and locating the workpiece can be challenging when it comes to 5-axis workholding setups because you have to consider tool interference and collision avoidance. Applications Read more
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Purdue University Calls On Hurco for 5-Axis Expertise
When Purdue University needed an expert on 5-axis machining, they called Hurco. Senior Applications Engineer Michael Cope explained the basics and the benfits of 5-Axis machining to Purdue students last Read more
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Air Force Selects 5-Axis Hurco VMX60SR
The brass at the Air Force Institute of Technology, located at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, showed off their newest acquisition of high-tech equipment. Students will use the Hurco 5-axis Read more