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Thread milling may seem exotic, but any shop can do it.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Guided by mirrors: General Industry Coverage
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.
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.
Cutting multiple-start threads: People & Companies
Shop Operations columnist Tom Lipton writes about cutting multiple-start threads on a manual lathe in the September 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Colo. shop’s success spurs expansion
Yesenia Salcedo, senior editor of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, interviews Steve McLean, president of contract manufacturer WP Manufacturing, Longmont, Colo.
