July 2013
Articles in this issue
Setting up for single-piece flow
The Shop Technology column in the July 2013 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine continues to explore one shop's move from batch processing of machining …
Still more tips for operating a CNC mill
The Shop Operations column suggests that you should use every tool, trick and option at your disposal to get jobs out the door as quickly as possible because s…
Time for an oil change
Eliminate component degradation on tool grinding machines. Switching to a low-viscosity, cobalt-inhibited, hydrocracked synthetic grinding oil.
Improving production of backbone back-up supports
Extend tool life when machining titanium vertebrae implants and supports. A shrink-fit collet and collet chuck system.
Down with downtime
Reduce downtime on three aging horizontal machining centers. Replace them with two new HMCs.
When business slows, time to tweak
This month's Manager's Desk column suggests that good managers are able to shift gears and take maximum advantage of all business cycles, up or down.
Time to upgrade equipment
Machinist's Corner columnist Michael Deren recounts how he responded when upper management issued a directive to increase throughput.
Minimizing Abbé machine position errors
Two basic strategies exist to minimize the Abbé error in machine tools: eliminate the causes or compensate the result, according to the Machine Technology colu…
A new look at CVD
Look Ahead column in July 2013 issue eyes a new CVD technology for depositing thicker coatings on turning inserts.
7-in-1 micromachine
A second Look Ahead item features a micromachine that performs up to seven machining operations.
New approach needed for STEM
The national conversation about the "skills gap" and its role in manufacturing continues to simmer, writes Alan Rooks of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, in …
Mimicking machines with simulation
If you're new to 5-axis machining, simulation software can help you efficiently set up a post-processor and verify the strategies coming from the CAM system, a…
Cool tool
High-pressure, through-coolant drilling provides a host of benefits.
Heart surgery
Repairing a spindle--the heart of a machine tool--is more economical than buying new, but part manufacturers need to understand the process.
Pulling through
A Chicago broaching shop remembers its past to invigorate its future.r
Smoothing edges
Four deburring methods for mass finishing microparts.
Let’s chat
Are machine shops ready to use MTConnect, an open and royalty free standard intended to foster greater interoperability between manufacturing devices and softw…
Cut the crashes
Machine simulation is the 5-axis programmer's constant companion.