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Articles • May 1, 2012

Job one? Selling jobs!

Cutting Tool Engineering Editorial Director Alan Rooks ponders one of the metalworking industry's biggest challenges of late—filling numerous job vacancies.

Articles • May 1, 2012 • William Leventon

Distance learning

More shops and builders are remotely monitoring machine tools, which quickens maintenance and repair.

Articles • May 1, 2012 • Kip Hanson

Vertical challenge

Can vertical machining centers go toe-to-toe with horizontals on performance?

Articles • May 1, 2012

Product Showcase for May 2012

Learn details about the many new products that manufacturers are offering to the metalworking industry in Cutting Tool Engineering's May 2012 Product Showcase.

Articles • May 1, 2012 • Michael Deren

Benefits of a material review board

A material review board can help determine if you're having vendor problems, suggests the Machinist's Corner column in the May 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Articles • May 1, 2012

Spindle power and torque limitations

Machine Technology columnist Dr. Scott Smith discusses the constraints related to the selection of machining parameters in the May 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Articles • May 1, 2012

Leveraging modern CNC capabilities

The NC post-processor is an often overlooked piece of the chain between the CAM system and the machine's CNC, according to the Get With The Program column in the May 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Articles • May 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Friendly formulations

Applying 'green' coolant to maintain machining performance while being friendly to workers and the environment.

Articles • May 1, 2012 • Edmund Isakov, Ph.D.

Understanding tangential cutting force when milling

The tangential cutting force and the cutting speed allow you to calculate the required machining power for an operation.

Articles • May 1, 2012

High-density workholding gears up

END USER: Straitline Components, (250) 655-6603, www.straitlinecomponents.com. CHALLENGE: Avoid wasting workpiece material to keep costs down while increasing productivity. SOLUTION: Low gripping-profile clamps that provide high-density workholding on a tombstone. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Mitee-Bite Products LLC, (800) 543-3580, www.miteebite.com

Articles • May 1, 2012

Simplifying micromeasurement

END USER: Rohde & Schwarz, (888) 837-8772, www.rohde-schwarz.us. CHALLENGE: Simplify and speed up measurement of micro parts and features. SOLUTION: Optical 3-D measurement system that employs focus-variation technology. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Alicona Imaging GmbH, (630) 372-9900, www.alicona.com

Articles • May 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Circular magnetic flux

The Look Ahead feature in the May 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering includes a linear cylindrical drive technology for wire EDMs.