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Fiscal Year 2011 Defense Appropriations Requests

04/2010 – Download PDF

Addressing Machine Tool Errors

03/2009 – Download PDF

Spindle Probing Benefits Stack Up

To create secondary fixture offsets at key points of interest to minimize stack-up errors, machinists should continue to use the G54 coordinate system for the main setup, but use G55 to G59 coordinate systems for more localized datums. The areas for secondary coordinate systems or local fixture offsets are determined by tight tolerances relative to local datums. Examples of this could be a set hole pattern or features that have to mate precisely with another part in the assembly process.

06/2008 – Download PDF