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Articles August 1, 2008

Dollar Power: Supply Chain & Logistics

Read CTE's Fifth Biennial Salary Survey to learn which positions are earning more and how much more since the 2006 survey, which positions are earning less and how much less, and how benefit packages have changed.

Articles August 1, 2008 Christin Kuretich

The ABCs of Gen Y

Generation Y workers are a different bunch, and many may be reluctant to work in manufacturing. To recruit them, companies first must understand what makes Gen-Yers tick.

Articles August 1, 2008 Joseph Hazelton

Big Ideas for Workholding: General Industry Coverage

Holding large workpieces, especially heavy ones, requires parts manufacturers be more mindful of workholder and machine tool limits than they have to be with smaller workpieces. Also, shops may need to improvise when a conventional workholder can't secure a large workpiece.

Articles August 1, 2008 Kenneth Saucier

New Grind: General Industry Coverage

Grinding round HSS cutting tools can be more efficient than milling them. Being able to dress new hybrid metal/polyimide-bond wheels on the grinder adds to the efficiency.

Articles August 1, 2008 Bill Kennedy

Flex Time for Grinders: General Industry Coverage

Multifunction grinders, which include other machining operations, enable shops to complete parts in a single setup, among other benefits.

Articles August 1, 2008 Jeff Lantrip

New Tools Needed

New cutting tool materials are required for new generation airframes.

Articles August 1, 2008 Rich Moellenberg

Small Engines, Big Performance: Testing & Quality Assurance

Honing an engine's cylinder bores enhances their geometry, surface finish and dimensional accuracy, improving their fit and alignment with pistons and thereby increasing the engine's life and power density while decreasing its vibration, friction and emissions.

Articles August 1, 2008

Staying Sharp August 2008: People & Companies

Staying Sharp, Manager's Desk, Back to Basics, Machine Technology, Part Time, Shop Operations, Ask the Grinding Doc

Articles July 1, 2008 Bill Kennedy

Competently Cutting Composites: General Industry Coverage

Learn when to apply motorized, hand-held drills; fine-toothed, diamond-cut routers; compression routers and veined PCD tools to machine composite materials.

Articles July 1, 2008 Dr. LaRoux K. Gillespie

Drag Race: General Industry Coverage

Drag finishing—fixturing parts and dragging them through abrasive media—can prevent part-to-part contact, achieve tight edge tolerances, impart fine finishes and be used on parts with a number of characteristics: delicate, high value, complex geometries and multiple contours.

Articles July 1, 2008 Alan Richter

Striving for Consistency: Drilling Performance

Reliably drilling high-quality holes in ductile cast iron requires understanding the material's structure, avoiding problems such as core shifting, keeping machining temperatures down and other considerations.

Articles July 1, 2008 Alan Richter

Tiny Tech: Trade Shows & Events

A recap of some of the applied microsystem technology innovations presented at the Hannover Messe trade fair.

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