Middle Ground: General Industry Coverage
Heavy-metal boring bars are for finishing holes too deep for lower-cost steel bars but not deep enough to justify the expense of carbide one.
Variations on a Theme: General Industry Coverage
Toolmakers tout the benefits of variable-helix endmills.
Peel Out: General Industry Coverage
peel grinding, making automotive parts, cylindrical parts, grinding wheels
The Right Angle: General Industry Coverage
Selecting and making the most of an angle head when other tooling can't get the job done.
A Mixed Grade: General Industry Coverage
The latest grades of polycrystalline diamond mix coarse and fine particles to increase packing density and yield a more continuous cutting edge.
Medical Advice
Cutting tool considerations for effectively machining titanium medical parts.
Tilt & Whirl: General Industry Coverage
A look at applications and considerations for NC rotary tables.
Cut to the Finish: General Industry Coverage
A series of short Articles on the subject of minimizing or eliminating manual mold polishing.
What’s in Store: People & Companies
CTE's first cost-justification and planned-expenditures survey reveals what metalcutting companies intend to buy in 2004 and why.
Top Coat: General Industry Coverage
Molybdenum disulfide tool coatings improve the machining of aluminum, titanium and nickel-base alloys--even when dry.
Cool Cuts: General Industry Coverage
Fundamental maintenance practices and troubleshooting tips to help achieve problem-free sawing.
Tool Watch
Tool monitoring saves money by preventing tool breakage and reducing scrap.
