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General-purpose tap achieves reliability while eliminating twisted swarf and short tool life woes.

Cutting tool manufacturers have been responding to the market and providing creative, effective solutions for boring holes.

Look-Ahead: Robotic system finds and records defects in finished parts.

The Grinding Doc's a fan of false nips, aka dummy workpieces, but only in certain situations.

Swiss-Style Machining: The Arno Fast Change system from Arno-Werkzeuge provides fast setups and reduces the downtime.

Today's facemills can help shops handle difficult-to-machine materials for automotive and aerospace applications.

Talking Shop: Get an insider's view of our industry in this Q and A with AB Sandvik Coromant's Global President Nadine Crauwels.

Manager's Desk: If growth is a part of your business plan, don’t let the costs that go with it catch you by surprise.

Lead Angle: Editor Alan Richter chats with economic authorities in the aerospace, automotive and energy industries to find out what's coming next year.

Economic experts say that growth will rise but less briskly than it did this year.

Machine Technology: Starrag offers the first heavy-duty machine capable of meeting the most stringent precision requirements.

A dual-pallet horizontal machining center with a maximum workpiece swing of 3,200mm can handle the load.

Lower costs and ease of use make laser marking systems a more viable option today, experts say.

Anytime you change a tool, you’re not making parts. Keep downtime to a minimum by reducing changeover time to mere seconds.

Machinist's Corner: It is a great time to be in manufacturing. For qualified workers that means better wages and benefits.

Optimizing grinding and dressing with the dress speed ratio parameter.

Implementing design for manufacturability is not a one-time event.

Keith Jennings knows that even the hardest working shop manager can miss things.

Mill/turn lathes and multitask machines continue to cut a broad swath across the manufacturing landscape.

Machine Technology: Researchers are close to developing a precision robotic arm for more economical milling.