Alan Richter

Articles • October 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

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.

Articles • October 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Relying on rapid-fire micrographs

CHALLENGE: Increase QC efficiency when inspecting composite auto parts. An automated opto-digital microscope.

Articles • October 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Lower-power light enhances tool marking

END USER: Garr Tool Co., (800) 248-9003, www.garrtool.com. Increase uptime for lamp-pump laser marking machines by reducing equipment maintenance and downtime. Fiber diode-pump laser marking machines. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Beamer Laser Marking Systems, (810) 638-5388, www.beamerlasermarking.com.

Articles • September 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Coolant bursts bubble on foam problem

Eliminate coolant foam and chip accumulation in chucks and increase coolant pressure. A nonfoaming coolant.

Articles • September 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Advanced coating advances tapping

Eliminate tool breakage when tapping stainless steel. A tap with a new multiple-layered coating and an advanced chamfer geometry, rake and flute form.

Articles • September 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

So cool it’s crazy

Solid-carbide end mills with unique cooling channels to enable significant productivity gains.

Articles • September 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Hommer hits a homer with grinders

Increase complexity of ground parts while maintaining tight tolerances. CNC cylindrical grinding machines.

Articles • September 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Shrink-fit insert body

Semifinished inserts within which PCBN tips are fixed in a steel body via thermal shrink fitting.

Articles • September 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Mega-Multiplex

Heavy-duty multitask machine tools provide numerous benefits for producing large, complex components -- when the application is right.

Articles • August 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Job shop likes ‘scream-free’ drilling

Eliminate unpredictable and premature tool chipping and enhance consistency and chip control when drilling 304 stainless steel. An adjustable drill that accepts double-sided indexable inserts with six cutting edges.

Articles • August 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Texas shop goes for a spin

Increase machining consistency and reduce setup and changeover times to increase throughput. A multiple-pocket, selectable tool body.

Articles • August 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Speed meets performance

A new arc technology for depositing smooth PVD coatings on cutting tools.