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3 Easy Tips to Protect Your CNC Machine Investment by Joe Sides, Procurement Specialist, Okuma America Corporation What’s your reaction when you hear these words: “Un-scheduled downtime.” Horror? Panic? Hiding your chequebook? You’re right to have that reaction. CNC machine failure is always a cost; sometimes shockingly high. But what would it take to have peace of … Continued

For shops that aren’t already using it, 5-axis can seem pretty intimidating. In the early days, this reputation was justified, but not anymore. Twenty years ago, running 5-axis was very hard to do, and a lot of work. There was a lot of math involved for the user. Today, anyone in a machine shop who … Continued