Articles

Articles • October 4, 2016 • Christopher Tate

Pros and cons of indexable tools

The single most significant benefit offered by indexable tools is the ability to renew the cutting edge without having to remove the cutting tool from production.

Articles • October 4, 2016 • Kip Hanson

Conversational programming for 5-axis machines

Five-axis programming is difficult, requires an expensive CAM system and an even more-expensive programmer to sit in front of a computer all day cranking out complicated G code. Right? Not necessarily.

Articles • October 1, 2016 • Michael C. Anderson

Titanium Cutting Simplified

Look Ahead features simulation tools for automating titanium cutting.

Articles • October 1, 2016 • Alan Richter

In Screen We Trust

IMTS 2016 featured more tools and systems for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) than ever, observed Cutting Tool Engineering Editor Alan Richter in his October 2016 Lead Angle column.

Articles • October 1, 2016 • Michael C. Anderson

3D Printing, To Infinity and Beyond

An October 2016 Look Ahead piece takes a sidelong look at 3D printing.

Articles • October 1, 2016 • Kip Hanson

Mod Squad

If you use a pair of machinist's vises bolted to the bed of a vertical machining center and laboriously replace jaws for each new job or build fixtures from scratch and stick them on the shelf until the order repeats, listen up: Modular workholding saves time and money.

Articles • October 1, 2016 • James Harvey

Becoming Familiar With Code

With the advent of CAM software, generating G code is no longer the big deal it was a few decades ago. A CAM system will generate all the G code you need in a matter of seconds. Presented here is the first part of a multiple-part series of columns on the subject.

Articles • October 1, 2016 • William Leventon

Sound Shakes Up Machining

With an assist from sound that humans can't hear, machining can be a cooler and faster process—and yield more accurate results to boot, according to the September 2016 Machine Technology column in Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Articles • October 1, 2016 • Michael Deren

Improving Daily Management

Cutting Tool Engineering's Machinist's Corner columnist shares his experience with various continuous-improvement processes, such as 5S, kaizen events and gemba walks, and a recent rapid-improvement event. The target was the company's daily operations management.

Articles • October 1, 2016 • Stas Mylek

Bring on the Heat

Get With The Program column offers a heightened appreciation for the roles that machining parameters and heat play when cutting metal.

Articles • October 1, 2016 • Evan Jones Thorne

Engineer-Speak

Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing defines part geometry—and you should already know that.

Articles • October 1, 2016 • Alan Richter

Seco Machine on the right track

Manufacturer Seco Machine primarily serves the railroad industry while seeking to diversify.