October 2013
Articles in this issue
Considerations when selecting a drill
I consider several factors when purchasing a drill and try to find the balance between price and performance that gives the best cost advantage while maintaini…
Go fly away: a summer story
During the summer, writes the Shop Operations columnist in the October 2013 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering, it gets pretty hot in a shop that's not air cond…
Superhard automation
Simultaneously improve product quality and productivity when EDMing PCD and PCBN cutting tools and wear parts. An automation process that incorporates work cel…
Playing it smart
Cutting cycle time for a 3,000-piece run. Two wire EDMs.
Drilling with pinpoint precision
Achieve tightened tolerances and increase throughput when machining microholes and other microscale features. Two new machine tools, each with 0.5µm positionin…
Fixture job doesn’t hold up
Machinist's Corner columnist shares personal experience with purchasing tooling and fixtures for the shop.
Seals protect spindles from contamination
The Machine Technology column in the October 2013 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering offers guidance for protecting spindles from contamination.
Don’t hold the onions
A nanoscale metalworking fluid additive.
Coat, don’t plate
A tungsten carbide-based CVD coating that's an environmentally friendly alternative to hard-chrome plating.
Does Wal-Mart love U.S. products?
When the world's biggest retailer pledged it would buy an additional $50 billion worth of U.S.-made products over the next decade, Cutting Tool Engineering Edi…
Bridging the CAM-to-machine gap
When people ask why it's important to select a high-quality post-processor, I always liken it to building a house, reports Surya Kommareddy, with DMG / Mori Se…
Shifting gears to manage crises
I'm a big a supporter of my local community college's machining programs. There's one facet of machine shop management a classroom can't prepare a student for,…
Smart design
Design for manufacturability is catching on among the more sophisticated clients of machine shops.
Vibration de-escalation
New and traditional part grinding technologies combine to control vibration and improve precision.
A shop grows in Brooklyn
Tucked into the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, Linda Tool, a family-owned machine shop, is adding to its capabilities.
Light step
New technology has reduced the footprints of sinker EDMs and made them smarter, faster and more efficient.
Multiple options
Multisensor measurement can make part inspection for machine shops more efficient.
Metalworking product review for October 2013
A review of metalworking products as compiled by the editors of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.