Down with downtime: General Industry Coverage
Reduce downtime on three aging horizontal machining centers. Replace them with two new HMCs.
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When business slows, time to tweak
This month's Manager's Desk column suggests that good managers are able to shift gears and take maximum advantage of all business cycles, up or down.
Time to upgrade equipment: Turning Performance
Machinist's Corner columnist Michael Deren recounts how he responded when upper management issued a directive to increase throughput.
Minimizing Abbé machine position errors
Two basic strategies exist to minimize the Abbé error in machine tools: eliminate the causes or compensate the result, according to the Machine Technology column in the July 2013 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
A new look at CVD
Look Ahead column in July 2013 issue eyes a new CVD technology for depositing thicker coatings on turning inserts.
7-in-1 micromachine
A second Look Ahead item features a micromachine that performs up to seven machining operations.
New approach needed for STEM
The national conversation about the "skills gap" and its role in manufacturing continues to simmer, writes Alan Rooks of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, in his Lead Angle column for the July 2013 issue.
Mimicking machines with simulation
If you're new to 5-axis machining, simulation software can help you efficiently set up a post-processor and verify the strategies coming from the CAM system, according to this month's Get With the Program column.
Cool tool
High-pressure, through-coolant drilling provides a host of benefits.
Heart surgery: Turning Performance
Repairing a spindle--the heart of a machine tool--is more economical than buying new, but part manufacturers need to understand the process.
Pulling through: Medical Manufacturing
A Chicago broaching shop remembers its past to invigorate its future.r
Smoothing edges: General Industry Coverage
Four deburring methods for mass finishing microparts.
