Reduce costs associated with inventory management. An industrial vending system.

The cover story for the December 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering examines the unique requirements of machine tools used for cutting composite materials.

Reduce scrap and tackle challenging jobs. Adjustable finish boring heads.

Simultaneous machining on two to four spindles enhances efficiency and lowers the cost per part for high-volume production.

CHALLENGE: Increase QC efficiency when inspecting composite auto parts. An automated opto-digital microscope.

Metalworking fluids formulated to be bactericide-free and nearly odorless.

Improve inventory control and consolidate hundreds of cabinets and drawers for storing tooling and gages. SOLUTION: An automated storage system integrated with inventory management software.

END USER: Garr Tool Co., (800) 248-9003, www.garrtool.com. Increase uptime for lamp-pump laser marking machines by reducing equipment maintenance and downtime. Fiber diode-pump laser marking machines. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Beamer Laser Marking Systems, (810) 638-5388, www.beamerlasermarking.com.

A U-axis system that enables complete machining of a part on one standard machine tool without rotating the workpiece or moving it to a lathe.

Semifinished inserts within which PCBN tips are fixed in a steel body via thermal shrink fitting.

Eliminate coolant foam and chip accumulation in chucks and increase coolant pressure. A nonfoaming coolant.

Solid-carbide end mills with unique cooling channels to enable significant productivity gains.

Eliminate tool breakage when tapping stainless steel. A tap with a new multiple-layered coating and an advanced chamfer geometry, rake and flute form.

Heavy-duty multitask machine tools provide numerous benefits for producing large, complex components -- when the application is right.

Increase complexity of ground parts while maintaining tight tolerances. CNC cylindrical grinding machines.

A tool inventory management system shows who's using what and for what purpose.

A new arc technology for depositing smooth PVD coatings on cutting tools.

Eliminate unpredictable and premature tool chipping and enhance consistency and chip control when drilling 304 stainless steel. An adjustable drill that accepts double-sided indexable inserts with six cutting edges.

Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's biennial salary survey for 2014 shows the earnings of metalworking professionals heading upward.

Boost production efficiency while reducing time, waste and cost. A tool data management system.

A system to share real-time data between a lathe's CNC and bar feeder.

Increase machining consistency and reduce setup and changeover times to increase throughput. A multiple-pocket, selectable tool body.

The manufacturing industry has a long tradition of machine shop employees wanting to be their own boss and starting their own shops. Gary Lee took a similar path but with a twist.

Extend the life cycle of machine tools that produce engine crankshafts and cylinder blocks. Upgraded CNC systems.

An environmentally friendly material coating with an extremely high bond strength.

Machine larger and more complex parts for the energy industry. A horizontal boring mill for machining parts up to 10' long.

What do baseball legend Ted Williams slugging his first big-league dinger, Batman comics hitting the streets and Germany attacking Poland to launch World War II have in common? They all occurred in 1939, the same year Ellis Brown, Charles W. Kling and Harold Heckamen founded Bremen (Ind.) Gray Iron Foundry Inc.

A noncontact, standoff-height sensing system for waterjet machines.

Increase chip control and prolong tool life when producing gears. Switching inserts.

A software application to identify and monitor chatter when machining.

Boost productivity by reducing machine downtime. Six 5-axis milling machines with pallet systems and lights-out manufacturing capability.

Mobile robots for massive-part manufacturers.

Regain business from a former customer by winning bids on a family of shafts with multiple grooves. Versatile grooving and turning tools.

Ensure custom motorcycle parts still seamlessly interface with OEM models after converting them from composites to metal. Scanning and CAD modeling services.

When selecting a boring or reaming tool to finish a hole, the application is everything.

Tap 100 2"-8 blind-holes without breaking the tap or scrapping a part. A tap engineered to effectively produce threads in holes more than ½" in diameter.

An advanced athermal laser machining process for producing Nitinol-based implants and other medical devices.

Speed throughput when deburring and surface finishing vise components. Abrasive disc brushes applied via a machining center's automatic toolchanger.

A wet blasting system that consistently hones edges and enhances coating adhesion on cutting tools.

Produce flight-critical hydraulic pumps more rapidly and precisely. A multifeed honing system.

Effectively directing high-pressure coolant to the cutting zone enhances machinability and extends tool life when cutting heat-resistant superalloys, such as when making parts for the energy industry.

Overcome a CAM system's limitations when transitioning to machining more complex parts. New CAM software.

An industrial-grade, wearable computing device.

Boost productivity when machining keyways into a Nitralloy steel cutting tool head. Switch the work to a vertical machining center and obtain a custom 90° angle head.

A tool clamp that permits optimal coolant delivery on Swiss-style machines.

Increase productivity when parting off a component. A new parting and grooving tool that practically tripled machining parameters.

An electrical discharge saw attachment for a manual lathe.

Reduce setup and changeover time on lathes with live tooling. A modular quick-change collet system.

A unique collet-and-cartridge workholding system for machining small parts.

Reduce equipment uptime and improve productivity when friction welding cutting tool shanks to heads. Replacing an old friction welding machine with a refurbished one.