Thursday night specials: General Industry Coverage
Shop Operations column for April 2010 Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
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Limit the bending moment: General Industry Coverage
Machine Technology column for April 2010 Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Loading when grinding cermets
Ask the Grinding Doc column by Dr. Jeffrey Badger for April 2010 Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Time management for the boss
Manager's Desk column by Keith Jennings for April 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
Enterprising solution: General Industry Coverage
END USER: Sunrise Machine & Tool Inc., (800) 725-7761, www.sunrise-smt.com. CHALLENGE: Improve production control. SOLUTION: Enterprise resource planning software.
High performance in a small package
END USER: Precision Technologies Inc., (978) 649-8715, www.precision-techno.com. CHALLENGE: Boost feed rate when milling tiny slots. SOLUTION: Variable-helix miniature endmill. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: Harvey Tool Co. LLC, (800) 645-5609, www.harveytool.com.
A world class act: General Industry Coverage
END USER: Specialty Saw Inc., (860) 658-4419, www.specialtysaw.com; CHALLENGE: Increase the size of the saws it manufactures and resharpens while reducing turnaround time. SOLUTION: Two saw grinding machines.
Swiss Army Knife: Turning Performance
Swiss-style turning can be complicated, so it helps to have an operator's 'tool kit' with multiple solutions.
Breaking the beam: Tool Presetting
The benefits of performing tool breakage detection with a noncontact, laser-mounted monitoring system.
Robots done right: Inspection Efficiency
Can robots improve your deburring operation?
Competitive technology: General Industry Coverage
Every segment of manufacturing faces unique challenges. Tool and die makers, however, seem to endure an outsized number of challenges.
Park Precision Adopts Zero-Point Clamping for Faster Setup
Part manufacturers are examining every aspect of the production process, from cutting tool parameters to workholding methods, to find ways to reduce costs and improve quality. Conversations with metalworking professionals have revealed a heightened awareness of the role that nonmachining changeover time plays in manufacturing costs.
