Managing workers’ face time: People & Companies
Manager's Desk columnist Keith Jennings discusses the balance between face time with employees and time management.
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Tips for Getting the Most Out of Wire EDM
Wire EDM depends on more than machine settings alone. This guide reviews the setup, maintenance, and process controls that most affect wire-EDM performance.
Effectively Reaming Nickel-Base Alloys
Nickel-base alloys reward a slow, stable reaming process with close control of stock allowance, speed, feed, and coolant. This guide covers the main setup priorities.
Fueling improvements: Turning Performance
Using continuous improvement to reach automotive fuel-economy goals.
Thread milling, simplified
Thread milling may seem exotic, but any shop can do it.
Get your feet wet: Drilling Performance
Abrasive waterjet cutting machines are flowing into small shops as complementary equipment.
Cutting tool product review
Cutting tool product review as published in the September 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
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.
Erecting better productivity: General Industry Coverage
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
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
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
Get smart: General Industry Coverage
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.
