Browse

Articles

Select one or more.
Select one or more.
Select one or more.
Select one or more.
Select one or more.
Reset
Articles December 1, 2008
Manufacturing Roundtable
Six manufacturing executives discuss the economics of metalworking in the U.S., competition in the global marketplace and recruiting and training workers.
Articles December 1, 2008
Staying Sharp December 2008
Manager's Desk, Machine Technology, Shop Operations, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner
Articles October 1, 2008 Alan Richter
Coating’s Holy Grail
Commercialization of cubic boron nitride coatings has proven elusive, but a two-step process for coating cutting tools with CBN is expected to come to market soon.
Articles October 1, 2008
Dress for Success
There are several ways EDM builders and machine shops can make micro-electrodes for sinker EDMs. One popular way is discharge dressing.
Articles October 1, 2008 Chuck Mathews
Cutting Round in Circles
A demonstration application shows that trochoidal milling can cut narrow, wavy slots in hardened steel at up to 12 times the normal rates.
Articles October 1, 2008 Bill Kennedy
Uncommon Knowledge
A joint Sandvik Coromant and Mazak seminar provided counterintuitive information on the metalworking market in general and machining heat-resistant superalloys in particular.
Articles October 1, 2008 Bryan Jacobs
Sim Takes Flight
The use of simulation software allows GE Aviation to try out creative approaches to machining—without the risk of costly failures.
Articles October 1, 2008
Staying Sharp October 2008
Manager's Desk, Machine Technology, Shop Operations, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner