Cut like ant teeth
Learning from nature is one way of understanding what makes materials stronger and more damage-resistant.
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Save time through clever dressing
The Grinding Doc offers tips to cut dressing-in times as much as 35 minutes.
Measuring with spring calipers
Machinist's Corner columnist Brand Taylor provides a primer on what these measurement tools can do.
Seven ways to avoid breaking taps
Every machinist hates breaking taps. It's a real pain to extract a broken tap without damaging the part. But there are ways to reduce the number of broken taps shops have to deal with.
Combining subtractive and additive
Hybrid VMC from Romi Machine Tools opens machining possibilities with multiple additive manufacturing options.
How to fill the skills gap
Steps can be taken to change the perception of manufacturing careers.
Reaching the next gen
Manufacturing offers an alternative, promising career path.
Metal alloy with heat control
Researchers discover a promising material for future devices that could turn heat on and off with the application of a magnetic "switch."
Rebuilding with VMCs
Shop destroyed by tornado restores milling operations with 6 new machines.
Printing precision
Quality control is key to successful additive manufacturing of metal products.
Crankshaft unpleasantness
The Grinding Doc offers coping strategies to handle the pain and suffering of crankshaft grinding.
Producing parts with a silky smooth finish
A lot goes into generating an excellent finish.