Articles

Articles • July 1, 2013 • Tom Lipton

Still more tips for operating a CNC mill

The Shop Operations column suggests that you should use every tool, trick and option at your disposal to get jobs out the door as quickly as possible because speed and momentum reduce costs when applied to part processing.

Articles • July 1, 2013 • Christopher Tate

Setting up for single-piece flow

The Shop Technology column in the July 2013 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine continues to explore one shop's move from batch processing of machining jobs to a single-piece flow.

Articles • June 1, 2013 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Dealing with burn in grinding

The Grinding Doc responds to a shop that is cylindrical-plunge grinding a threadlike shape into tungsten carbide, and is getting grinding burn on the leading face, but not the trailing face.

Articles • June 1, 2013 • Alan Richter

Metalworking product review for June 2013

A review of metalworking products as compiled by the editors of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Articles • June 1, 2013 • Kevin Nedzlek

Hidden gems

Overlooked areas can improve indexable-insert cutting tool performance.

Articles • June 1, 2013 • Susan Woods

What’s on your pallet?

Implementing automated pallet systems in small and medium-size shops can reduce labor costs and increase profitability.

Articles • June 1, 2013

Clean living

Coolants and the systems that apply them require regular maintenance.

Articles • June 1, 2013 • Alan Richter

Cobalt-chrome alloys can be a headache to machine

Cobalt-chrome alloys are a good fit for medical and dental parts, but machining them can be a headache.

Articles • June 1, 2013 • Kip Hanson

Patented pockets

CAM systems generate innovative toolpaths to quickly remove large amounts of material when endmilling.

Articles • June 1, 2013 • Alan Richter

Wheel quality control

An inline, noncontact measurement system for 100 percent inspection of vehicle wheels.

Articles • June 1, 2013 • Alan Richter

Cutting with particle beams

A new "particle beam" technology for machining carbon-based and ceramic matrix composites.

Articles • June 1, 2013 • Dr. Scott Smith

Managing heat in spindle bearings

Getting a handle on heat in high-speed spindle bearings.