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Articles • August 1, 2010 • Alan Richter

CTE 2010 Salary Survey

Read CTE's 2010 Salary Survey to learn which metalworking positions are up and which ones are down in earnings since the 2008 survey, and how benefit packages have changed.

Articles • August 1, 2010

Vacuum assist

Vacuum workholding is catching on in new and different applications.

Articles • August 1, 2010

Tapping for oil

Like the parts they thread, taps for oil and gas parts can be complicated.

Articles • August 1, 2010

Nonsmooth move

Shops have many choices when texturing—rather than smoothing—part surfaces.

Articles • August 1, 2010

Grooving plus

Multifunction groove/turn tools stretch shops' defi nition of a grooving tool.

Articles • August 1, 2010

Liquid tools

Metalworking fluids can play a signifi cant role in boosting machining productivity when engineered to provide cooling and lubrication.

Articles • August 1, 2010 • Keith Jennings

Cameras reveal valuable information

Manager's Desk column for August 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Articles • August 1, 2010 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Avoiding high wheel wear

Ask the Grinding Doc column for the August 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Articles • August 1, 2010

Managing surface location error

Machine Technology column for the August 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Articles • August 1, 2010

Shop navigates recession, moves ahead

Talking Shop column for the August 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Articles • August 1, 2010

Shop math: Practice makes perfect

Shop Operations column for the August 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Articles • August 1, 2010

Drilling more for less

END USER: Western Forge & Flange Co., (800) 352-6433, www.western-forge.com. CHALLENGE: Reduce tooling costs when drilling forged materials. SOLUTION: TiAlN-coated drills with two square indexable inserts. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Komet of America Inc., (847) 923-8400, www.komet.com