A deliberately incremental approach helped this shop flatten a significant learning curve for collaborating on the postprocessor, easing setups and using cutting tools effectively. For a couple of months after installation, the most expensive three-axis machining center at Legacy Precision Molds wasn't a three-axis machine at all. Despite springing for a vertical machining center with a tilting, rotating worktable, the shop had no intention of taking full advantage of the two additional axes of motion.
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