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Articles • December 1, 2014

Innovations drive manufacturing

It goes without saying that the heart of manufacturing is innovation. From the cotton gin to the steam engine to the assembly line to the CNC, the manufacturing process is always being reinvented, refined and reimagined. Today, a lot of the talk is about additive manufacturing, and justifiably so. Since its dawn in the 1980s, AM has moved from a "that's neat" tool for hobbyists to a valued tool for prototypers to making fixtures and long part runs.

Articles • December 1, 2014 • Dr. Scott Smith

Understanding tapered spindle connections

The Machine Technology column in the December 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering discusses the essentials of tapered spindle connections.

Articles • December 1, 2014 • Keith Jennings

Cultivating the future of machining

Manager's Desk Columnist Keith Jennings suggests that employees who demonstrate their lives aren't ruled by social media have an advantage.

Articles • December 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Cutting metal for laying ink

Reduce cycle times and time spent loading and unloading parts into a machine. Use clamps to create custom fixture plates and gang more parts per machining cycle.

Articles • December 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Industrial vending reduces costs, invoices

Reduce costs associated with inventory management. An industrial vending system.

Articles • December 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Finish boring tools that ‘just work’

Reduce scrap and tackle challenging jobs. Adjustable finish boring heads.

Articles • December 1, 2014 • Tom Lipton

Additional tips for part finishing

Tom Lipton offers more tips for part finishing in the December 2014 Cutting Tool Engineering Shop Operations column.

Articles • December 1, 2014 • Christopher Tate

When to turn to a turnkey solution

The Shop Technology column ponders the value that turnkey solutions may bring to the table.

Articles • December 1, 2014 • Evan Jones Thorne

Rocky Mountain innovation

Cutting Tool Engineering Senior Editor Evan Jones Thorne interviews Fauston Tool Corp. Vice President Heidi Hostetter about the company's reputation for innovation.

Articles • October 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Lower-power light enhances tool marking

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Articles • October 1, 2014 • Swapnil Gupta

Integrating digital tool libraries into CAM software

Integrating digital tool libraries into CAM software enables process improvement.

Articles • October 1, 2014 • Kip Hanson

Machine-integrated inspection systems can improve quality, profitability

Stopping a machine to measure a workpiece is a waste of time. Not only is a high-priced piece of CNC equipment being taken out of production, but the measurements obtained when a machinist leans into a machine with a micrometer or bore gage can't compare in accuracy to those generated by a coordinate measuring machine or inline probe.