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Articles September 1, 2000 Alan Richter

Squeeze Play

The use of shrink-fit toolholders continues to grow, mainly because, compared to conventional holders, they secure tools more tightly and extend the life of cutting tools. Article includes an overview of available systems and comments from users of shrink-fit holders.

Articles August 1, 2000 Alan Richter

Counting Dollars: Supply Chain & Logistics

Salaries earned by metalworking professionals, including machinists, production engineers, manufacturing engineers and corporate managers. Salaries are broken down by region, size of company and type of shop or manufacturing facility.

Articles August 1, 2000 Kip Hanson

A Break in the Action

The author offers tips about making interrupted cuts while turning. He also discusses the differences between interrupted cuts in turning and milling and various types of materials.

Articles August 1, 2000 Ed Galen

Bond Smart: Trade Shows & Events

Discussion of different types of bonds used to make superabrasive grinding wheels. Author provides tables with price comparisons, physical properties and operating parameters for various bonds.

Articles August 1, 2000 Ann Marie Rooke

Vital Signs

How to recognize the signs that lead to bandsaw breakdowns.

Articles August 1, 2000 John Sockman

Clean Sweep: Testing & Quality Assurance

Equipping toolchangers with nylon abrasive-filament brushes can greatly enhance process economics and the flow of parts. Case histories of in-machine deburring operations support these contentions, and the author describes how such systems should work.

Articles August 1, 2000 Brian Cline

Sparkling Performance: Testing & Quality Assurance

Author discusses the advantages of CVD-diamond tools compared to other types of diamond tools. He also explains how CVD-diamond tools are manufactured and gives case histories involving their usage.

Articles August 1, 2000 Dennis Esford

Raising the CNC Technology Bar

Overview of the new machine tool technologies introduced at IMTS 2000. Among them are linear motors for axes travels, ballscrew chillers, a new way to lubricate linear guideways and controlling machining processes via the Internet.

Articles August 1, 2000 Scott Ashworth

The Three R’s: Retrofit, Rebuild and Remanufacture

Author explains the different ways to upgrade a used machine tool. He also discusses what users should expect from the company that performs the retrofit, rebuild or remanufacturing job and how long the job should take.

Articles July 1, 2000 Les Loncharich

Hands Free: Turning Performance

Shop owners who operate multitask machines talk about the time and cost benefits of producing parts in a single chucking. They also discuss some of the problems they had when adopting the technology. Accompanying Articles focus on a multitask users group and machine that hard-turns and grinds.

Articles July 1, 2000 Dennis Esford

Ceramics Take a Turn: Turning Performance

Author describes applications for the two basic types of ceramic turning inserts–alumina and silicon nitride–as well as the types of parts and materials users have turned with them. Specifics about speeds, feeds and DOCs are given.

Articles July 1, 2000 Kip Hanson

Holding On: Drilling Performance

Discussion of different types of toolholders for lathes, including collets, drill chucks, bushings and keyless chucks. Author discusses best holder for different applications, based on his experiences.

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