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Kip Hanson

Kip Hanson is a contributing editor for Cutting Tool Engineering magazine. Contact him by phone at (520) 548-7328 or via e-mail at [email protected].

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News October 10, 2018 Kip Hanson

The longest flight

The International Manufacturing Technology Show was great. It was fun to actually meet some of the people I've worked with over the past couple of years, plus there were the new machine tools, Industry 4.0 and industrial-internet-of-things technology, software systems, cutting tools, robots, metrology equipment and 3D printers.

News September 28, 2018 Kip Hanson

Why Y?

Sept. 25 marked 39 years to the day since I first stood in front of a Hardinge hand screw, scratching my head over the knobs and handles and wondering what I'd gotten myself into.

News September 21, 2018 Kip Hanson

IMTS regrets

Despite my sore feet and the cold, overpriced sandwiches, I love the International Manufacturing Technology Show. The whine of the spindles, the smell of the coolant, the machine gun sound of the chips hitting the glass—these might not be the memories the exhibitors want me to carry home, but they stick with me the longest.

Article September 15, 2018 Kip Hanson

Exploring mother machines

Kip Hanson delves into what it takes to make the machines that make machine parts.

Article September 15, 2018 Kip Hanson

Innovative ways to grip the ungraspable

Workholding: Suppliers develop solutions for parts that are simply hard to hang on to.

News August 31, 2018 Kip Hanson

Poor attendance

I'm not a morning person. If it were up to me, all alarm clocks on Earth would be rounded up and smashed with a giant hammer, their electronic corpses left to rot in a landfill far, far away from my home in Tucson, Arizona.

News August 20, 2018 Kip Hanson

Losing my religion, part two

A blade and knife manufacturer for the lumber industry suggested that it might have to close its plant in Michigan. The largest nail producer in the U.S. has laid off 60 workers and warns that it may be forced to move its factory to Mexico.

Article August 15, 2018 Kip Hanson

Multi-spindle machines on rise

Auto industry interest puts machine tool builders back in twin and multi-spindle production.

Article August 15, 2018 Kip Hanson

Machined parts shop’s formula for success

For TNT Custom Equipment Inc., adding machining to mix became a business necessity.

Article July 15, 2018 Kip Hanson

Multitask lathes edge in on machining centers

Like their 5-axis machining center cousins, 5-axis multitask lathes are breaking the traditional part-processing rules and taking manufacturers in bold new directions.

Article July 15, 2018 Kip Hanson

For this shop, it’s about more than making parts

Western Precision Products backs up its commitment to high-quality service and a top-notch customer experience by investing in the equipment and technology to get the job done.

News June 20, 2018 Kip Hanson

Metal Michelangelos

I've had a problem recently with our vertical blinds. The damn things keep breaking. Every few weeks, I'll find a vane lying on the ground after the tab at the top busts loose, sending the 6'-long hunk of plastic flying.

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