Articles

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.

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

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

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.

Cutting Tool Engineering Contributing Editor Kip Hanson offers insight into choosing the best method for marking parts.

While many machine shops have an EDM, they still have to decide when it makes sense to outsource certain jobs.

The pros and cons of turning with the "perfect" insert.

The cover story for the December 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering examines the unique requirements of machine tools used for cutting composite materials.

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, Cutting Tool Engineering's Ask the Grinding Doc columnist, cautions readers not to be timid when slowing the workpiece speed to induce burn.

ANSI insert identification codes describe insert shape, clearance, tolerance, type, size, thickness, and edge features. This guide explains how to read the naming system used for indexable inserts.

Workholder modeling slashes setup time.

The Shop Technology column looks at the significant advances in deep-hole drilling in the October 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.