September 2012
Articles in this issue
Fueling improvements
Using continuous improvement to reach automotive fuel-economy goals.
Thread milling, simplified
Thread milling may seem exotic, but any shop can do it.
Get your feet wet
Abrasive waterjet cutting machines are flowing into small shops as complementary equipment.
Cutting tool product review
Cutting tool product review as published in the September 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Machine Tool product review for September 2012
A review of machine tool products as published in the September 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Erecting better productivity
END USER: 80/20 Inc., (260) 248-8030, www.8020.net. CHALLENGE: Overcoming limitations of older machine tools that could each only perform one step when making …
Boosting capacity with one and done
END USER: PDQ Corp., (860) 529-9051, www.pdqcorp.com. CHALLENGE: Find a more efficient method for machining complex, tight-tolerance parts primarily for the ae…
Ready, aim, machine
END USER: Evolution Gun Works Inc., (215) 538-1012, www.egwguns.com. CHALLENGE: Boost productivity when machining gun parts. SOLUTION: A high-performance endmi…
Get smart
The second Look Ahead item in the September issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine covers bandsaw technology that automatically adjusts feed rate as the de…
Guided by mirrors
One of the Look Ahead items in the September issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine features a robotic fiber laser machine without a working optical fiber …
Extend tool life with dynamic toolpaths
Get With The Program, a regular column in Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, covers how to extend tool life with dynamic toolpaths.
Cutting multiple-start threads
Shop Operations columnist Tom Lipton writes about cutting multiple-start threads on a manual lathe in the September 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering maga…
Colo. shop’s success spurs expansion
Yesenia Salcedo, senior editor of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, interviews Steve McLean, president of contract manufacturer WP Manufacturing, Longmont, Co…
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion
Dr. Scott Smith, who writes the Machine Technology column for Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, covers some practical steps to improve accuracy and reduce scr…
Improvement via Kaizen events
Machinist's Corner columnist Michael Deren observes the importance of speaking with the people working in the area of the assembly line that has been targeted …
Web site cancels shop insurance
Shop Web site causes problems with insurance, reports Manager's Desk columnist Keith Jennings in the September issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Calling George Jetson!
Alan Rooks, Cutting Tool Engineering's editorial director, looks forward to the day he can sit in a traffic jam alongside George Jetson in his September editor…