Reducing unnecessary parts
Streamline the digital parts library used to produce workholders. Strategic parts management software.
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Alan Richter
Alan Richter, a 40-plus-year veteran journalist, has spent the last 26 years covering the metalworking industry for Cutting Tool Engineering and currently serves as its editor-at-large. Contact him at [email protected].
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Hybrid machining expands a part designer’s pallet
Imagine building a ship in a bottle, but instead of using a preexisting bottle, you build the ship along with the bottle while machining the ship's and bottle's surfaces as you go.
Turning to hybrid
New hybrid cermet inserts that significantly enhance abrasion and fracture resistance.
Teaming up to boost productivity
Increase threading productivity while reducing scrap. High-performance, through-coolant thread formers.
A firm, flexible grip
An off-the-shelf robotic gripper that conforms to a variety of parts shapes without reprogramming.
Industrial vending reduces costs, invoices
Reduce costs associated with inventory management. An industrial vending system.
Machine tools for cutting composite materials have unique requirements
The cover story for the December 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering examines the unique requirements of machine tools used for cutting composite materials.
Finish boring tools that ‘just work’
Reduce scrap and tackle challenging jobs. Adjustable finish boring heads.
Cutting metal for laying ink
Reduce cycle times and time spent loading and unloading parts into a machine. Use clamps to create custom fixture plates and gang more parts per machining cycle.
So long bactericide
Metalworking fluids formulated to be bactericide-free and nearly odorless.
Relying on rapid-fire micrographs
CHALLENGE: Increase QC efficiency when inspecting composite auto parts. An automated opto-digital microscope.
Organizing inventory to keep product flowing
Improve inventory control and consolidate hundreds of cabinets and drawers for storing tooling and gages. SOLUTION: An automated storage system integrated with inventory management software.