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Lean manufacturing
I have nothing to add, I just wanted to tell CompositeGeek that you are my new hero. I work in a jobshop where they try to apply every new management philosophy that comes down the pike. The end result is a useless amalgam that makes money in spite of itself.- jpete
- Post #13
- Forum: Industrial/Mfg engineering general discussion
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Fifth stroke
I think the most common 5 stroke engine, if I can say that, is the Atkinson cycle engine. You can see it on www.sixstroke.com The new hybrid Ford Escape advertises an Atkinson cycle engine even though I believe it's just a 2.5L Zetec motor with different cam timing.- jpete
- Post #7
- Forum: Machines & Machining engineering
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Number of CNC axis's
2 axis=Basic lathe. "X" and "Z" only 3 axis=Basic mill. "X","Y", and "Z" 4th axis would be an indexing head 5th axis would be an indexing head that can pivot up/down. There are multi-axis mills that the spindle can twist and turn in several directions. Used in things like CNC porting of...- jpete
- Post #4
- Forum: Machines & Machining engineering
