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Manager's Desk column by Keith Jennings.
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Cutting cycle time
Ask the Grinding Doc column by Dr. Jeffrey Badger.
Measuring and managing drawbar forces
Machine Technology column by Dr. Scott Smith.
Nonthreaded fasteners
Shop Operations column by Frank Marlow.
Hold tight
END USER: MTU Aero Engines GmbH, +49 89 1489-0, www.mtu.de. CHALLENGE: Minimize cutting tool vibration and runout when circular stagger milling titanium blisks. SOLUTION: A hydraulic toolholding system that dampens vibration and minimizes runout. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Rego-Fix Tool Corp., (317) 870-5959, www.rego-fix.com
Bigger, faster, better
END USER: Daman Products Co., (800) 959-7841, www.damanifolds.com. CHALLENGE: Speed the design process and reduce setup time for machining large hydraulic manifolds. SOLUTION: Accurate and flexible workholding system, conceived, designed and built in-house. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Daman Products' staff
Drag way cutting
END USER: Bill Miller Engineering Ltd., (775) 887-1299, www.bmeltd.com. CHALLENGE: Boost production with upgraded tooling. SOLUTION: A high-speed solid-carbide drill and a tool- holding system. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Sandvik Coromant Co., www.sandvik.coromant.com/us, (800) 726-3845
Finish line
Finishing hardened workpieces on multitask machines that provide grinding and hard turning and/or hard milling capabilities can prove beneficial.
Easy to be hard
Milling plastics is just easy enough to be difficult.
Why Shops Are Replacing Gundrills with Solid-Carbide Drills
A growing number of machine shops are switching from gundrills to solid-carbide drills for deep-hole applications.
The fix is in
Indexable-insert tool repair can require a lot more than a manual machine. CNC machines and inspection equipment are often needed to effectively refurbish tools.
A world of skills
Youth skills training for machinists takes place in schools with metalworking programs and in connection with competitions, such as WorldSkills.