August 2014
Articles in this issue
Diaphragm chucks offer high-end holding
Diaphragm chucks are ideal for thin-walled parts or parts made with delicate materials, according to the Workholding column in the August 2014 issue of Cutting…
Equations for enhancing cutting efficiency
Shop Technology columnist Christopher Tate employs equations to enhance cutting efficiency.
What kind of shark would you be?
Some shop workers never seem to get it right, laments Shop Operations columnist Tom Lipton in the August 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Job shop likes ‘scream-free’ drilling
Eliminate unpredictable and premature tool chipping and enhance consistency and chip control when drilling 304 stainless steel. An adjustable drill that accept…
Texas shop goes for a spin
Increase machining consistency and reduce setup and changeover times to increase throughput. A multiple-pocket, selectable tool body.
Trumpf standardizes on tool data system
Boost production efficiency while reducing time, waste and cost. A tool data management system.
Send shop guys to trade shows
Manager's Desk author Keith Jennings writes in his August 2014 Cutting Tool Engineering column that he believes sending shop personnel to IMTS is a wise invest…
Reversal techniques in measurement
The Machine Technology column in the August 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine reviews the use of the reversal technique in machine measurement.
Speed meets performance
A new arc technology for depositing smooth PVD coatings on cutting tools.
Connecting the dots
A system to share real-time data between a lathe's CNC and bar feeder.
Metalworking barometer headed up?
IMTS serves as a convenient benchmark for the health of the U.S. metalworking industry, allowing comparisons with the last go-round, and the ones before that.
Salary rebound
Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's biennial salary survey for 2014 shows the earnings of metalworking professionals heading upward.
Making the invisible visible
A tool inventory management system shows who's using what and for what purpose.
Vertical automation
Teach your vertical machining center to "dance without a partner."
Launch pad: Threadmilling is an attractive alternative to tapping
Orbital thread milling is an attractive alternative to tapping, according to a report filed by Walter AG.
Certifiably consistent
Certifications help shops develop consistent quality assurance practices -- and new business.
Saving face: Get a grip on machined parts with face drivers
When turning long parts, the traditional workholding technique is to chuck one end of the part and support the other end with a live or dead center. This is ge…
Machine monitoring morphs
Advances in software, sensors and connectivity create more choices and greater accessibility for machine monitoring.
Fill in the gaps
Tapered-pipe applications call for interrupted-thread taps.
Higher gear
Gear makers embrace indexable-insert tools.
Finding the grinding sweet spot
The sweet spot is where the grits in a grinding wheel optimally penetrate the workpiece to form a chip -- not too deep and not too shallow.