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Effectively reaming nickel-base alloys
Effectively reaming nickel-base alloys requires a slow and steady approach.
Tips for getting the most out of a wire EDM
Wire EDMing requires a range of equipment and complex operations, which can lead to a variety of problems. But the capability and flexibility of the electrical adaptive control technologies that monitor the EDM process—such as flushing, wire tension, automatic wire threading, wire consumption levels, geometry control, surface quality, water resistivity level and water chiller/thermal stability—have greatly improved over the past 10 years.
Managing workers’ face time
Manager's Desk columnist Keith Jennings discusses the balance between face time with employees and time management.
Don’t let perfect trump better
How many times does a project break down just from trying achieve perfection? Machinist's Corner columnist Michael Deren urges readers not to let perfect trump better.
Limiting tool vendors boosts efficiency
The debut Shop Technology column focuses on limiting toolcrib items and vendors to boost productivity.
Reasons for stable milling zones
In his October 2012 Machine Technology column, Dr. Scott Smith, professor at the William States Lee College of Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, outlines the reasons stable milling zones appear the way they do.
Combining post-processors, verification
The October 2012 Get With The Program column focuses on improving 5-axis machining by combining post-processors and verification software.
Suggestions for improving manual mills
Shop Operations columnist Tom Lipton offers some suggestions for improving the design of manual milling machines in the October 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Making it manufacturable
New tools help parts makers design for manufacturability, which reduces machining costs and improves part quality.
Seeing the light
Auto parts manufacturer Mann+Hummel reaps the benefits of optical scanning.
Help wanted: humans need not apply
There's no doubt that the U.S. manufacturing boom has created jobs. The question is, are they for humans or robots?