Reducing unnecessary parts: General Industry Coverage
Streamline the digital parts library used to produce workholders. Strategic parts management software.
Editorial
Alan Richter
Alan Richter, a 40-plus-year veteran journalist, has spent the last 25 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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Email: alan@ctepubs.com
Published content
Turning to hybrid
New hybrid cermet inserts that significantly enhance abrasion and fracture resistance.
A firm, flexible grip: General Industry Coverage
An off-the-shelf robotic gripper that conforms to a variety of parts shapes without reprogramming.
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.
Finish boring tools that ‘just work’
Reduce scrap and tackle challenging jobs. Adjustable finish boring heads.
Industrial vending reduces costs, invoices
Reduce costs associated with inventory management. An industrial vending system.
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.
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.
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.
Relying on rapid-fire micrographs: Inspection Efficiency
CHALLENGE: Increase QC efficiency when inspecting composite auto parts. An automated opto-digital microscope.
As the U turns: Turning Performance
A U-axis system that enables complete machining of a part on one standard machine tool without rotating the workpiece or moving it to a lathe.
So long bactericide: General Industry Coverage
Metalworking fluids formulated to be bactericide-free and nearly odorless.
