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Articles • July 1, 2012

Cutting downtime

END USER: Tivoly Inc., (802) 873-6003, www.tivoly.com. CHALLENGE: Significantly reduce downtime on a flute grinding machine. SOLUTION: Rebuild the flute grinder. SOLUTION PROVIDER: International Tool Machines (ITM), (386) 446-0500, www.itmfl.com

Articles • July 1, 2012

Milling tool is strong in the pocket

END USERS: Precor, (800) 786-8404, www.precor.com: Hardy Engineering & Manufacturing, (253) 735-6488, www.hardyem.com. CHALLENGE: Boost machining productivity. SOLUTION: A high-performance milling tool. SOLUTION PROVIDER: SwiftCARBCNC, (800) 227-9876, www.swiftcarb.com

Articles • June 1, 2012

Quality countdown

An industry veteran examines the top 10 issues for maintaining and enhancing quality control in parts manufacturing.

Articles • June 1, 2012

Starter kit

Some holemaking technologies have eliminated the need for spot drills, but they're still useful when the 'perfect' hole is required.

Articles • June 1, 2012

Under control

Understanding and controlling wheel truing and dressing forces when rotary plunge dressing.

Articles • June 1, 2012

Let’s get together

After being offstage for many years, U.S. manufacturing had better be ready for the limelight. Another large research study has found that, not surprisingly, manufacturing is big—and it matters.

Articles • June 1, 2012

Charge ahead

Managing energy costs and improving energy performance requires an ongoing commitment.

Articles • June 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Replacement parts

Ceramic parts help solve problems caused by metal and plastic implants.

Articles • June 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Flexible gear milling

A new method for producing gears on mill/turn machines

Articles • June 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Bombarding ceramics

A shot peening process that removes distortion from thin ceramic parts.

Articles • June 1, 2012 • Keith Jennings

Recognizing worthy suppliers

My relationship with suppliers as of late can be summed up as, "no news is good news." Even so, just as we like to receive gratitude and recognition from our customers, it's important to remember that our suppliers should be recognized and their value shouldn't be overlooked.

Articles • June 1, 2012 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Cranking up feed rates

I use resin- and metal-bond diamond wheels and used to manually stick them. Now our machine does it automatically and I don't have the "feel" to determine if the wheel is being stuck hard enough. Is there a way to know how fast I should stick?