by Crystal Rankin | Apr 8, 2020 | Blog
Whether it’s a canned cycle on a CNC machine, speed and feed figures from a color-coded chart or handwritten notes on a job ticket, machinists rely on standard cutting data every day in the metal-cutting industry. This data tend to act like speed limits for operators...
by Crystal Rankin | Mar 16, 2020 | Blog
Brass provides favorable economics that few other materials can match. Made from a blend of copper, zinc and other elements, brass offers superior machinability, recyclability and overall environmental advantages. In fact, producers of brass raw materials like rod,...
by Crystal Rankin | Jan 23, 2020 | Blog
Brass alloys offer a unique combination of material attributes, including excellent machinability, high scrap value, exceptional electrical and thermal conductivity and good strength and ductility, all while remaining non-magnetic and corrosion resistant....
by Crystal Rankin | Dec 12, 2019 | Blog
Manufacturers of heavy equipment literally face bigger challenges than companies that make smaller devices and machines. The scale and weight of earthmoving and other big, heavy-duty equipment mean that making them move and function requires special engineering and...
by Crystal Rankin | Oct 10, 2019 | Blog
A brass instrument may look simple-a brass tube with pistons or a slide and a tapered bell section that flares out at the end-but it isn’t that straightforward. It’s not just the shape of an instrument that matters; it’s also the material from which its components are...
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