Light trumps water
Reduce energy costs as part of a sustainability program. Replace a waterjet cutting machine with a fiber optic laser cutting machine.
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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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Down with downtime
Reduce downtime on three aging horizontal machining centers. Replace them with two new HMCs.
Heart surgery
Repairing a spindle--the heart of a machine tool--is more economical than buying new, but part manufacturers need to understand the process.
Improving production of backbone back-up supports
Extend tool life when machining titanium vertebrae implants and supports. A shrink-fit collet and collet chuck system.
7-in-1 micromachine
A second Look Ahead item features a micromachine that performs up to seven machining operations.
A new look at CVD
Look Ahead column in July 2013 issue eyes a new CVD technology for depositing thicker coatings on turning inserts.
Time for an oil change
Eliminate component degradation on tool grinding machines. Switching to a low-viscosity, cobalt-inhibited, hydrocracked synthetic grinding oil.
Steady in the pocket
Eliminate premature insert breakage and premature wear when facemilling. A facemill body with pockets that accurately seat inserts.
Done with one
Eliminate applying two countersink tools and a tap to complete a machining operation. A combination tool that countersinks and thread mills.
Cutting with particle beams
A new "particle beam" technology for machining carbon-based and ceramic matrix composites.
Wheel quality control
An inline, noncontact measurement system for 100 percent inspection of vehicle wheels.
Cobalt-chrome alloys can be a headache to machine
Cobalt-chrome alloys are a good fit for medical and dental parts, but machining them can be a headache.