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Metalworking fluids formulated to be bactericide-free and nearly odorless.

Pundits have long said that U.S. machine shops and parts manufacturers need skilled candidates to fill thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of available jobs. The problem, it's alleged, is getting people interested in manufacturing in the first place.

American National Standard ANSI B212.4-2002 covers the identification system for indexable-type inserts for both single-point and multiple-point cutting tools. It was published on October 29, 2002.

Simultaneous machining on two to four spindles enhances efficiency and lowers the cost per part for high-volume production.

Workholder modeling slashes setup time.

Eliminate tool breakage when tapping stainless steel. A tap with a new multiple-layered coating and an advanced chamfer geometry, rake and flute form.

Rotary broaching allows machine shops to bring broaching in-house.

For a guy like me who remembers when a landline telephone was the only way for an individual to share information immediately over long distances, today's world of infinite connectedness still has an otherworldly, "Alice in Wonderland" feel to it.

Eliminate coolant foam and chip accumulation in chucks and increase coolant pressure. A nonfoaming coolant.

Do your homework when adding labor-saving devices to your shop, urges the Shop Technology column in the September 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Machinist's Corner Columnist Michael Deren ponders the ability of machine tool builders to step up their game whenever new tooling becomes available.

Increase complexity of ground parts while maintaining tight tolerances. CNC cylindrical grinding machines.

Heavy-duty multitask machine tools provide numerous benefits for producing large, complex components -- when the application is right.

Shop Operations Columnist Tom Lipton shares more tips and tricks for effectively performing finishing work.

When tool pre setters are integrated into a shop, a key question is who will take the measurements.

Scraping is one of the oldest and most historically significant metal-removal processes, notes Dr. Scott Smith in his Machine Technology column of the September 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

3D printing poised to turn prototyping on its head.

Semifinished inserts within which PCBN tips are fixed in a steel body via thermal shrink fitting.

Using simulation software to optimize multiple-axis machining.

Solid-carbide end mills with unique cooling channels to enable significant productivity gains.