A change in plans
Manager's Desk column from the January 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
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Accelerate into HSM
Machine Technology column from the January 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Fastening methods
Shop Operations column from January 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Walk the line
Part Time column from the January 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Simulating tool functionality
Get With The Program column from January 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Ya gotta wanna
Machinist's Corner column from January 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Personalizing putters
Productive Times feature Kevin Burns Golf, 408-244-7768, www.kbputters.com. Challenge: Maximize productivity and minimize tool breakage when roughing custom putter heads. Solution: A 5-flute, solid-carbide endmill that minimizes chatter. Solution Provider: Dura-Mill Inc., 800-444-6455, www.duramill.com.
Peck-B-Gone
Productive Times on Sun Manufacturing Co., 832-448-http://www.ctemag.com/aa_pages/2012/1201, www.sun-mfg.com. Challenge: Efficiently drill through-holes in 4130 steel parts. Solution: A modular, indexable-insert drill that eliminated pecking cycles. Solution Provider: Kennametal Inc., 800-446-7738, www.kennametal.com.
Cranking out savings
Productive Times on Tulsa Machine Works Inc., 918-834-0911. Challenge: Reduce tooling costs when milling crankshafts. Solution: Tool repair and modification services. Solution Provider: Carbide Tool Services Inc., 800-243-9577, www.carbidetool.com.
Where taps fear to thread
A growing number of shops are shelving their taps and opting to thread mill heat-treated steel.
The new ‘carbide’ saw
Production and application of cermet-tipped circular saw blades continues to grow, eating into carbide's market share.
Survival of the fastest
Tool and cutter grinder software continually evolves to expedite production of advanced cutting tools by toolmakers and machine shops.