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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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Article March 15, 2018 Kip Hanson

Rising complexity of machine maintenance

Machine maintenance goes soft(ware).The stakes are much higher today for machine maintenance. Shops must be more proactive, and aim to optimize every operational aspect of their CNC equipment.

Article March 15, 2018 Kip Hanson

Don’t hack away at chatter problems

When chatter rears its ugly head, it's a good idea to look at your cutting tools. Selecting material-specific cutting tools is certainly part of the solution.

News March 14, 2018 Kip Hanson

Losing my religion

There's a Sands Casino where the Bethlehem Steel Corp. once stood. The casino was completed in 2009, just 8 years after the 100-year-old steel company filed bankruptcy. Ironically, the biggest obstacle facing the casino's developer was a shortage of structural steel.

News February 26, 2018 Kip Hanson

Disconnected

Twenty years ago, tired of the Minnesota winters, I interviewed for a job with a largish aerospace shop in Austin, Texas. The owner was looking for a general manager, and George, the recruiter who set up the interview, warned me that there might be some tough questions. He was right.

Article February 15, 2018 Kip Hanson

Inverting the spindle on a vertical turret lathe can make a great lathe even better

Vertical turning lathes have a significant drawback: the chips fall onto the workpiece where they are subject to recutting. By inverting the spindle, chip problems are virtually eliminated.

Article February 15, 2018 Kip Hanson

Proper way to measure feature concentricity

In a recent blog post, Joshua Jablons, president of Metal Cutting Corp., Cedar Grove, N.J., discussed a topic that leaves many machinists scratching their heads: What is the proper way to measure feature concentricity on a round workpiece?

News February 12, 2018 Kip Hanson

Near-Earth objects

If you're reading this, it means that Earth wasn't destroyed. On Feb. 9, the asteroid 2018 CB passed overhead with just 39,000 miles to spare—well within the moon's orbit and, by outer space standards, way too close for comfort.

News January 29, 2018 Kip Hanson

Call me hopeful

Every day, it happens. Someone from Houston calls, or maybe San Francisco, peddling precision-machined parts from China. Then there are the emails from people with fake names—like Lily, Annie and Susan—overflowing my inbox with offers of low part costs and excellent service. Please, China, I don't want to buy machined parts from you.

Article January 15, 2018 Kip Hanson

FMSes uncork bottlenecks: Turning Performance

Top managers at three manufacturers weigh in on the merits of flexible manufacturing systems.

News January 10, 2018 Kip Hanson

Industry 4.0: Who needs it?

I'm one of those annoying people who stays current on technology. I store my stuff in the cloud, patch my software religiously and have my fifth smartphone in as many years. Despite my geeky tendencies, however, I'm apprehensive about the effect that Industry 4.0 and the industrial internet of things will have on … well, the industry.

Article December 15, 2017 Kip Hanson

Cutting oil fire risk requires precautions

The risk of fire from the use of cutting oil in machining operations is one of the reasons that many manufacturers avoid cutting oil.

Article December 15, 2017 Kip Hanson

Rebuilding a CNC machine takes skill and money. Is it worth it?

Rebuilding a CNC machine tool is expensive, but the result is a machine that is as good as, and often better than, the original, according to this feature article by CTE Contributing Editor Kip Hanson.

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