Brass Machines Fast for Plumbing Solutions

Brass Machines Fast for Plumbing Solutions

Brass pipes, fixtures and fittings, including faucets and valves, are common in bathrooms for a reason: Brass offers a lot of benefits when it comes to moving water around a building. Plumbers and machinists alike appreciate how easy it is to work with and use,...
Brass Helps Shop Achieve Impressive Results

Brass Helps Shop Achieve Impressive Results

When SPR Machine wanted to optimize the production of a part recently converted from 12L14 steel to brass, the Copper Development Association had the opportunity to help this Hamilton, Ohio-based shop get even more value out of the process. The experience reaffirmed...
Back to Brass for Better Machining Productivity

Back to Brass for Better Machining Productivity

To keep your shop productive and profitable, you constantly investigate new ways to respond quickly to trends and stay ahead of competitive pressures, taking advantage of every opportunity for enhanced efficiency. As a result, when you specify materials for recurring...
Setup tips for successful high-speed machining of brass

Setup tips for successful high-speed machining of brass

Many machine shops drastically underestimate the machinability of brass and as a result run it as much as 85 percent slower than is actually possible with today’s advanced machine tools. However, once shops abandon these outdated, overly conservative assumptions, they...