Articles & Columns

Shops have many choices when texturing—rather than smoothing—part surfaces.

Shop Operations column for the August 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Talking Shop column for the August 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Jet-engine manufacturing typically requires through-holes that accommodate fasteners for various components and subassemblies. These through-holes must be chamfered, free of burrs and have radiused edge transitions.

Like the parts they thread, taps for oil and gas parts can be complicated.

Vacuum workholding is catching on in new and different applications.

Part Time column for July 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Manager's Desk column for the July 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

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Shop Operations column for the July 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Several alternatives mechanical drilling make sense when the application is right.

END USER: Bear Manufacturing LLC, (832) 272-1245. CHALLENGE: Eliminate insert corner failure when ID turning Inconel 725 parts. SOLUTION: An advanced carbide insert grade and geometry. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Sandvik Coromant Co., (800) SANDVIK, www.sandvik.coromant.com/us

Advances in machine tool controls and software drive better maintenance.

Machinist's Corner column for July 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

A new concept of calculating the required machining power when milling.

When drilling and milling, controlling runout is critical to maximize tool life and reduce cost per hole.

Get with the Program column for the July 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Machine Technology column for the July 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

However you define them, extended-reach toolholders are indispensable in certain applications.

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