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A CNC mill or lathe is just a pile of metal and wires until the g-code - the software - begins to drive it. Therefore, any improvement in the software that runs a machine will have a direct improvement in the productivity of that machine.

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Axial chip thinning is a way of "cheating," sort of, to achieve a higher feed rate. At least it seems like cheating. Under the influence of chip thinning, the chip thickness no longer equals the advance per tooth. Instead, the chip is smaller-meaning the rate of advance per tooth can increase.

UK intermediaries remain bullish in the face of HSBC's predictions to storm the UK mortgage sector in 2009. HSBC remain the UK's only non-intermediary lender, and yesterday revealed plans to increase its mortgage lending pot by 20 per cent. It also reiterated its desire to not distribute mortgages through advisers.

Many CNC users have two or more highly similar CNC machines made by different machine tool builders. Depending on work load, most need to run the same jobs on any one of the similar machines at any given time. Say, for example, you have two 20-horsepower, eight-inch chuck, turning centers. One is made by brand X and the other by brand Y. As each job comes up you would probably like to run it on whichever turning center frees up first.