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Articles • September 1, 2012

Extend tool life with dynamic toolpaths

Get With The Program, a regular column in Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, covers how to extend tool life with dynamic toolpaths.

Articles • September 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Guided by mirrors

One of the Look Ahead items in the September issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine features a robotic fiber laser machine without a working optical fiber in which the laser beam is integrated in the robot.

Articles • September 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Get smart

The second Look Ahead item in the September issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine covers bandsaw technology that automatically adjusts feed rate as the density of a structural workpiece changes.

Articles • September 1, 2012

Ready, aim, machine

END USER: Evolution Gun Works Inc., (215) 538-1012, www.egwguns.com. CHALLENGE: Boost productivity when machining gun parts. SOLUTION: A high-performance endmill. SOLUTION PROVIDER: SGS Tool Co., (330) 688-6667, www.sgstool.com

Articles • September 1, 2012

Boosting capacity with one and done

END USER: PDQ Corp., (860) 529-9051, www.pdqcorp.com. CHALLENGE: Find a more efficient method for machining complex, tight-tolerance parts primarily for the aerospace industry. SOLUTION: Two 6-axis mill/turn machine tools. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Eurotech, (352) 799-5223, www.eurotechelite.com

Articles • September 1, 2012

Erecting better productivity

END USER: 80/20 Inc., (260) 248-8030, www.8020.net. CHALLENGE: Overcoming limitations of older machine tools that could each only perform one step when making a part. SOLUTION: New CNC machine tools with more capabilities and flexibility. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Haas Automation Inc., (800) 331-6746, www.haascnc.com

Articles • September 1, 2012

Machine Tool product review for September 2012

A review of machine tool products as published in the September 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Articles • September 1, 2012

Cutting tool product review

Cutting tool product review as published in the September 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Articles • September 1, 2012

Get your feet wet

Abrasive waterjet cutting machines are flowing into small shops as complementary equipment.

Articles • September 1, 2012 • Susan Woods

Thread milling, simplified

Thread milling may seem exotic, but any shop can do it.

Articles • September 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Automation domination

Automated parts handling with robotic work cells is an affordable option for job shops and other parts manufacturers.

Articles • September 1, 2012 • Kip Hanson

Fueling improvements

Using continuous improvement to reach automotive fuel-economy goals.