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The importance of using dry compressed air.

A wet blasting system that consistently hones edges and enhances coating adhesion on cutting tools.

An advanced athermal laser machining process for producing Nitinol-based implants and other medical devices.

Ask any entrepreneur and he or she will tell you that getting from concept to reality isn't easy. It almost always requires a hellish amount of work, risks and disappointments.

Meditation helps develop cutting strategies.

More of everything' boosts Swiss machining productivity -- and complexity.

When selecting a boring or reaming tool to finish a hole, the application is everything.

Cutting fluids make it easier to keep your cool when workpieces are difficult to machine.

Despite setbacks, a South Carolina shop thrives, develops winning production strategy.

Gage repeatability and reproducibility studies improve measurement systems.

If your shop is looking for a low-cost, simple and effective way to reduce setup time, consider zero-point clamping.

The pressure to decrease costs and drive up profitability means getting every ounce of efficiency from machine tools and cutting tools. To this end, shops constantly strive to reduce cycle times and extend tool life. However, while pursuing these goals, it is easy to push tools past their useful life, allowing excessive wear and its corresponding problems to occur.