Waste not, spend not
Recycling coolant pays big dividends for job shops.
Editorial
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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Steely holemaking
Alan Richter takes a Look Ahead at a new solid-carbide drill dedicated for steel applications.
Speedy Comparison
Alan Richter takes a Look Ahead at an automated part-to-CAD verification system for a digital optical comparator.
Long, hard life
One of the Look Ahead features in this month's Cutting Tool Engineering magazine covers a new CBN superabrasive for grinding wheels that extends wheel life and lowers grinding forces.
Supercool
Find out more about a cryogenic lubrication technology based on supercritical CO2 in this month's Look Ahead feature.
Enter the Matrix
Tools and techniques for engraving 2-D data matrix bar codes on machined metal parts.
Flexible productivity
The Look Ahead feature in the October 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine mentions a CNC rotary transfer machine that approaches the productivity of a mechanically controlled machine and can produce microscale parts.
Bagless recycling
Another Look Ahead item addresses bagless recycling for waterjet cutting.
Mag Miles
'Lightweighting' vehicles through the use of magnesium parts can improve vehicle mileage and impact resistance, among other benefits.
Designer coats
A high-ionization technology that enables enhanced customization of tool coatings.
A bright idea
A heat-treat process to anneal and bright age-harden stainless steels without breaking vacuum.
Bursting Bubbles
Controlling foam when applying high-pressure coolant requires trade-offs to achieve effective metalcutting.