Articles

The Shop Operations column offers still more tips for effective finishing in the October 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Improve inventory control and consolidate hundreds of cabinets and drawers for storing tooling and gages. SOLUTION: An automated storage system integrated with inventory management software.

CHALLENGE: Increase QC efficiency when inspecting composite auto parts. An automated opto-digital microscope.

IMTS is a spectacle full of machining and related technologies that will excite anyone in this business, observes Manager's Desk Columnist Keith Jennings in the October 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Whether we're machinists, programmers, manufacturing engineers or material scientists, we need to prepare our replacements, urges Machinist's Corner Columnist Michael Deren in the October 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

The advantages of preloading ball nuts.

A U-axis system that enables complete machining of a part on one standard machine tool without rotating the workpiece or moving it to a lathe.

Metalworking fluids formulated to be bactericide-free and nearly odorless.

Pundits have long said that U.S. machine shops and parts manufacturers need skilled candidates to fill thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of available jobs. The problem, it's alleged, is getting people interested in manufacturing in the first place.

Metrology software offers unique benefits.

Simultaneous machining on two to four spindles enhances efficiency and lowers the cost per part for high-volume production.

One of the functions of the cloud is to provide software programs to users without the hassle of actually installing it. Instead, a Web browser or small bit of software known as a client is used to share information with a group of computers or servers. These servers are housed in one of thousands of data centers around the world, facilities with security measures in place and tended by IT acolytes dedicated to the care and feeding of huge mainframes.