May 2025
Articles in this issue
Tips and tricks for threading aluminum parts
Keep these pointers in mind — or easily accessible — to help your shop tap into its potential for threading aluminum.
Maximize thread quality when tapping aluminum alloys.
Aluminum alloys are popular in many industries because they offer a high strength-to-weight ratio, excellent thermal conductivity and corrosion resistance.
Cybersecurity For Aerospace
With sensitive intellectual property, global supplier networks and connected technologies, the aerospace industry must make cybersecurity a priority.
Aerospace Sets A High Bar
Insights into the intense standards, exotic materials and rigid processes that define aerospace manufacturing.
Next-gen Automation
Machine shops adopt intelligent, flexible systems to overcome labor gaps and streamline production.
Workforce Reshoring
The May cover story explores the need to change the public's perception of manufacturing and the role workforce development plays in reshoring efforts.
Patent Primer – The Process
Machinist's Corner columnist Brandt Taylor walks readers through the key steps involved in applying for a utility patent.
Varying The Workpiece Rpm
A shop asks the Grinding Doc to explain whether the option to vary the workpiece rpm on its cylindrical grinding machine is legit, and how it works.