Articles & Columns

Find out more about a cryogenic lubrication technology based on supercritical CO2 in this month's Look Ahead feature.

The Lead Angle editorial by Cutting Tool Engineering Editorial Director Alan Rooks ponders the question, "What inspires people to do their best?"

Another Look Ahead item addresses bagless recycling for waterjet cutting.

END USER: MSI Corp., (724) 567-6500, www.msicorporation.com. CHALLENGE: Effectively cut a large amount of material on older machines without damaging cutting tools. SOLUTION: A milling cutter tooled with inserts that enable a large DOC at a low horsepower. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Sandvik Coromant Co., (800) SANDVIK, www.sandvik.coromant.com/us

Statistical analysis of metalcutting data can help shops select the right indexable insert geometry.

Shop Operations column for the October 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine urges shops to remember to file. Don't overlook filing.

Tools and techniques for engraving 2-D data matrix bar codes on machined metal parts.

Manufacturers large and small develop strategies to quickly redesign and machine new parts for military customers.

Machine Technology column for the October 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine helps find stable machining with the 'super diagram.'

The Look Ahead feature in the October 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine mentions a CNC rotary transfer machine that approaches the productivity of a mechanically controlled machine and can produce microscale parts.

Machinist's Corner column in the October 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine suggests that now is the time to tap into unallocated company funds.

Part Time column for the October 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine visits with an Indianapolis shop that machines robotic mower components.

END USER: Colt Defense LLC, (800) 241-2485, www.colt.com. CHALLENGE: Eliminate concerns about part accuracy and cutting tool runout when machining faster than 9,000 rpm. SOLUTION: A press-fit toolholding system. SOLUTION PROVIDER: REGO-FIX Tool Corp., (800) 999-7346, www.rego-fix.com

Fine finishing with a wire EDM eliminates need for secondary operations.

Manager's Desk column for October 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine looks at overcoming disruptions caused by information overload.

The Get With The Program column for the October 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine discusses Mastercam's Dynamic Mill, which offers self-aware roughing toolpaths.

How microscopes and vision systems are used in machine shops for noncontact inspection and measurement.

END USER: Milwaukee Machine Works Inc., (414) 476-3285, www.milwaukeemachineworks.com. CHALLENGE: More accurately measure and document extremely large parts. SOLUTION: An ultraprecise coordinate measuring machine with a capacity for large parts. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Hexagon Metrology Inc., (401) 886-2000, www.hexagonmetrology.com

A heat-treat process to anneal and bright age-harden stainless steels without breaking vacuum.

Technology, experience and attitude breeds grinding success—on a very small scale.