Alan Richter

News • January 27, 2018 • Alan Richter

Cogsdill Tool acquires E-Z Burr Tool

E-Z Burr Tool Co. will continue to operate as an independent entity out of the deburring tool manufacturer's Livonia, Mich., facility, with little or no change in procedures or processes, reports purchaser Cogsdill Tool Products Inc., Camden, S.C. The sale closed Jan. 3.

News • January 25, 2018 • Alan Richter

CemeCon Inc. opens headquarters, coating facility

The week after CemeCon Inc. held a ribbon-cutting Jan. 17 to officially open its new 15,000-sq.-ft. headquarters and CVD diamond coating facility, I spoke with Gary Lake, company president, to discuss the expansion and developments in cutting tool coating technology. The opening marks the fourth expansion of production capabilities since the company, which is a subsidiary of Wuerselen, Germany-based CemeCon AG, was founded in 1998 and the third increase in capacity for the CVD diamond process since 2014.

Articles • January 24, 2018 • Alan Richter

Eye-tracking studies said to reduce training time, improve safety

To reduce training time and improve worker safety in the high-risk environment of industrial manufacturing, Tobii Pro Insight administers eye-tracking studies.

Articles • January 12, 2018 • Alan Richter

Tips for preventing workhardening when boring

One of the challenges when boring workpiece materials susceptible to workhardening is recognizing whether the prebored hole is already workhardened.

Articles • January 9, 2018 • Alan Richter

On-machine finishing saves valve maker time, money

Productive Times Article. END USER: Wolfram Manufacturing, (512) 600-3220, www.wolframmfg.com. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Brush Research Manufacturing Co. Inc., (323) 261-2193, www.brushresearch.com. CHALLENGE: Perform finishing operations during the machining process. SOLUTION: Tool with small, abrasive globules that are permanently mounted to flexible filaments.

News • January 5, 2018 • Alan Richter

Automated deburring lab at Matrix Design

For our February issue's Industry Briefs department, I'm writing an article about the Deburring Application Laboratory at Matrix Design LLC. The company designs, builds and installs robotic automation systems for deburring parts, as well as machine tending and material handling.

Articles • January 2, 2018 • Alan Richter

Setting the stages for Industry 4.0

As CTE Publications Inc. begins the 70th volume of Cutting Tool Engineering, the fundamental principles of cutting and grinding metal remain the same as when the magazine premiered with a different name to serve members of the Society of Carbide Engineers.

News • January 1, 2018 • Alan Richter

Focus on metalworking fluid filtration

In connection with the article I'm writing about metalworking fluid filtration equipment for our March issue, I spoke with Irvin Kaage, president of Transor Filter USA, Elk Grove Village, Ill. The company provides the One Micron Filtration system, which removes particles larger than 1µm from oil, primarily for grinding.

News • December 27, 2017 • Alan Richter

Considerations when bringing waterjetting in-house

In connection with the abrasive waterjet machining article scheduled for our March issue, I spoke with Jim Draper, owner of Rocky Mountain Waterjet, Greeley, Colo., who said when a parts manufacturer finds that waterjetting is a suitable process for a part or family of parts, the decision to outsource that work to a waterjet job shop or buy a waterjet machine for in-house production depends on the part quantity.

Articles • December 22, 2017 • Alan Richter

Manufacturing Day … every day

The mood of MFG Day, the annual celebration of U.S. manufacturing that took place Oct. 6, doesn't cease after the plant tours and information sessions end and the participating students, parents and educators head home.

News • December 21, 2017 • Alan Richter

Building a giant telescope to look back further in time

Imagine a beam of light traveling unimpeded for 13.5 billion light years, only to get deflected and distorted just before being captured by a telescope. That is something the builders of the Giant Magellan Telescope are working hard to avoid.

Articles • December 19, 2017 • Alan Richter

Manufacturing Parts in Outer Space

The ultimate goal for Made In Space Inc. is that everything in space will be made in space, according to Matt Napoli, the company's vice president of in-space operations.