Superabrasive Tools: Apply Directly to Workpiece
A review of superabrasive tool technology and application tips to help shops beat the headaches of machining difficult-to-cut materials.
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Superabrasive Wheels: Multitask Diamond Wheel
Milling and grinding with a single-layer, metal-bond diamond wheel.
Creeping Ahead: General Industry Coverage
Replacing milling and broaching with creep-feed grinding. Why more shops have replaced milling and broaching with creep-feed grinding.
Better Finishing Through Chemistry: General Industry Coverage
Chemically assisted finishing for better part performance and durability. Microsurfacing is an alternative finishing process with benefits that extend beyond parts with supersmooth surfaces.
Turning: Alloys for Demanding Parts
Data on alloy steels and tool material grades to maximize turning efficiency. Guidelines for turning alloy steels.
Water Main
Waterjet technology helps custom fabricator offer additional products. Innovative waterjet cutting drives growth for stainless steel fabricator.
CNC: Custom Control: General Industry Coverage
CNC developments to satisfy specific requirements. CNC makers enhance and adapt their technologies to serve a range of shop needs.
EDM: Ever Developing Machines
Builders continue their march toward faster, more precise EDMs. EDM builders continue to advance their machine tools' capabilities and pay special attention to medical-parts manufacturers.
It’s a Blast: Medical Manufacturing
The role of microabrasive blasting when finishing implantable medical parts.
Racing to Market: Industry Trends & Analysis
Supporting NASCAR teams to promote the use of metalworking products. Learn why metalworking suppliers are teaming up with NASCAR—big time.
Price-Conscious Presetters
Low-cost presetters for entry level users. Shops that think tool presetters are too costly and too complicated should take another look.
Staying Sharp May 2007: People & Companies
Staying Sharp, Manager's Desk, Back to Basics, Part Time, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner
