This manual is about proven principles of success in metal fabrication. The material presented is practical and in-use, as the examples will show. While the primary focus of this book is on machining titanium, many of the items discussed could apply to any machining or manufacturing enterprise.The look and feel of a world-class shop is described with many examples. If you own, manage, or work at a general or titanium machine shop, or at virtually any metal fabrication shop, you will find yourself referring to this manual over and over
Acknowledgements
Preface
On This Book’s Arrangement
Introduction
Group 1 : Defining A World-Class Machine Shop
Chapter 1 : Traits of A World-Class Machine Shop
Chapter 2 : A 30-Minute Shop Assessment
Chapter 3 : Selection and Training of Employees
Group 2 : Equipment
Chapter 4 : Work Holding and Fixturing
Chapter 5 : Machines
Group 3 : Milling of Titanium Alloys
Chapter 6 : Rough Milling of Titanium Alloys
Chapter 7 : Finish Milling of Titanium Alloys
Chapter 8 : Maintaining Large Part Accuracy
Chapter 9 : Milling Difficult Features
Chapter 10 : Warpage
Group 4 : Sanding and Vibratory Finishing
Chapter 11 : Sanding and Benching
Chapter 12 : Vibratory Finishing
Group 5 : Cutters
Chapter 13 : Sources of Cutters
Chapter 14 : Cutter Checking
Chapter 15 : Cutter Life
Group 6 : Efficiency & Lean Practices
Chapter 16 : Inter-Company Sharing
Chapter 17 : Continuous Improvement is Not Enough
Chapter 18 : Lean Studies and Communication
Chapter 19 : Measuring Shop Performance
Chapter 20 : Work Cells
Group 7 : Ed’s Tool Kit
Chapter 21 : Tidbits and Rules of Thumb
Chapter 22 : My Tales Memorable Happenings
Index
