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Articles • July 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Rain rider: JDA Aqua Cutting and JDA Custom offer both machining services and motorcycle-related products

The manufacturing industry has a long tradition of machine shop employees wanting to be their own boss and starting their own shops. Gary Lee took a similar path but with a twist.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Kip Hanson

Balanced equations: Toolholder vibration makes for miserable machining, but balancing can help

Unbalanced tool holders create excessive heat in the spindle bearings, which, along with the vibration, can cause premature spindle failure.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Holger Hahn

Integrating automated nesting

The Get With The Program column in the July 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine delves into integrating automated nesting into production work flows.

Articles • July 1, 2014

Skills gap or training gap?

Machine shop managers in various regions across the country say they have struggled to fill open positions, and that the job applicants they get often do not have the requisite skills. But the experience of one shop in Massachusetts suggests that the real problem isn't a lack of willing job applicants as much as it is a lack of pertinent training programs.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Hard chrome replacement

An environmentally friendly material coating with an extremely high bond strength.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Height of accuracy

A noncontact, standoff-height sensing system for waterjet machines.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Dr. Scott Smith

Hydrostatic bearings support heavy loads

Dr. Scott Smith of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte discusses the benefits of hydrostatic bearings in his Machine Technology column for the July 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Michael Deren

Warming up for IMTS

Put on your walking shoes and head over to your local manufacturer's event and start preparing for IMTS.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Keith Jennings

Getting big-company business

If growth is part of your business model, landing contracts from the big guys can help fuel that growth and generate healthy revenue streams.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

CNC upgrade drives engine maker’s productivity

Extend the life cycle of machine tools that produce engine crankshafts and cylinder blocks. Upgraded CNC systems.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

The wind whispers bigger

Machine larger and more complex parts for the energy industry. A horizontal boring mill for machining parts up to 10' long.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Gear maker solves tool puzzles

Increase chip control and prolong tool life when producing gears. Switching inserts.