Don’t Let Milling Make You Cranky
Deep milling, whether it is in pockets or slots, can be a task that quickly ages even some of the most skilled machinists.
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Days of Milling Past
Commodity machine tools not up to the market’s need for process capability.
Reaming Basics: Drilling Performance
Reaming is a sizing and finishing operation performed on a pre-existing hole using a rotating cutting tool called a reamer that is fed into the hole to slightly enlarge and improve its geometric accuracy and surface finish. The goal is to produce holes with extreme precision in size, roundness, straightness and surface finish.
Living Large
A run-of-the-mill toolholder won’t cut it when aggressively machining with a large diameter tool.
Zero-Point Clamping Speeds Setup: Productivity
Challenge: Reduce setup time and improve safety when fixturing a high-volume part. Solution: A zero-point system with an innovative clamping mechanism.
Finer Finishes, Cleaner Shop: Productivity
Challenge: Overcome coolant odor and skin irritation issues while imparting finer surface finishes. Solution: A water-miscible, semi-synthetic coolant.
Bridging the Awareness Gap: Workforce Development & Training
Communities throughout the U.S. have a new-found interest in U.S. manufacturing. To nurture this epiphany, however, we in the industry must take action.
Advanced Machining Fuels Growth
Sugar River Machine's "2.0" strategy—facility expansion, Mazak multitasking tech, and diversified customers—is driving rapid growth and new opportunities.
Thinking About Automation?
Shops new to automation can start with turning. Simple tools like bar feeders, tool monitoring, redundancy, and probing create stable, unattended processes.
Get In The Groove: Turning Performance
Modern grooving and cut-off systems offer versatile geometries, stronger carbide and ceramic options, smarter cooling and custom tooling for complex parts.
Best Broaching Ever: Inspection Efficiency
Broaching evolves with rotary, single-point and CNC-driven tools, plus cleaner electromechanical machines—delivering faster cycles, higher accuracy and lower costs.
Addressing the skills gap: Workforce Development & Training
Manufacturers must close widening skills gaps through automation, structured training and global knowledge-sharing to build a stronger 2026 workforce.
