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Determining aggressive values
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Pumping innovation
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Choosing a spindle
April 2009 Machine Technology column
Milling difficult features in titanium
April 2009 Shop Operations column
60 years for Kaiser AG
In 2008, Heinz Kaiser AG celebrated its 60th anniversary, a year that also marked a change in the ownership of the company. On Jan. 1, 2008, Chris Kaiser, Karlheinz Kaiser and Gabriela Brasher-Kaiser assumed ownership of the company from their father, Heinz Kaiser, who founded Kaiser AG in 1948.
Wheels Up
New materials, the need for lightweight parts and the burgeoning size of some aircraft challenge manufacturers of landing gear components.
Hole in Three
Ballizing, lapping with wire and brushing are three simple and economical hole finishing techniques that yield impressive results.
MQL: Lean and Green
The benefits of minimumquantitylubrication, which is suitable for many types of machine tools, are numerous.
Tools With Abrasive Personalities
Machining polymetric composite materials with single-layer diamond abrasive tools.
Looking for Something Special
Exploring the ins and outs of specifying and ordering a flexible specialty machine tool and having a machine builder produce it.
Combating Tool Decay
A parts manufacturer finds that brushing the cutting edges of tools with nylon bristles extends tool life, improves part quality and reduces manufacturing costs.