Steely holemaking: Drilling Performance
Alan Richter takes a Look Ahead at a new solid-carbide drill dedicated for steel applications.
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
Waste not, spend not: Turning Performance
Recycling coolant pays big dividends for job shops.
Long, hard life: General Industry Coverage
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: Turning Performance
Find out more about a cryogenic lubrication technology based on supercritical CO2 in this month's Look Ahead feature.
Bagless recycling: General Industry Coverage
Another Look Ahead item addresses bagless recycling for waterjet cutting.
Flexible productivity: General Industry Coverage
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.
Enter the Matrix: Turning Performance
Tools and techniques for engraving 2-D data matrix bar codes on machined metal parts.
A bright idea: General Industry Coverage
A heat-treat process to anneal and bright age-harden stainless steels without breaking vacuum.
Designer coats: General Industry Coverage
A high-ionization technology that enables enhanced customization of tool coatings.
Mag Miles: General Industry Coverage
'Lightweighting' vehicles through the use of magnesium parts can improve vehicle mileage and impact resistance, among other benefits.
Assistance from a distance: Design & Engineering
Cutting Tool Engineering Editor Alan Richter mentions a new augmented reality system that offers on-site technicians assistance from a distance in his Look Ahead column for the August 2011 issue.
Erosion Efficiency: Inspection Efficiency
Cutting Tool Engineering Editor Alan Richter includes a grinding machine that enables a PCD- or PCBN-tipped cutting tool to be processed in one setup for his August 2011 Look Ahead column.
