Machining

The Shop Operations column suggests that you should use every tool, trick and option at your disposal to get jobs out the door as quickly as possible because speed and momentum reduce costs when applied to part processing.

Eliminate component degradation on tool grinding machines. Switching to a low-viscosity, cobalt-inhibited, hydrocracked synthetic grinding oil.

Extend tool life when machining titanium vertebrae implants and supports. A shrink-fit collet and collet chuck system.

Reduce downtime on three aging horizontal machining centers. Replace them with two new HMCs.

Machinist's Corner columnist Michael Deren recounts how he responded when upper management issued a directive to increase throughput.

Two basic strategies exist to minimize the Abbé error in machine tools: eliminate the causes or compensate the result, according to the Machine Technology column in the July 2013 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

The Shop Technology column in the June 2013 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine explains how a shop transitions from batch processing to machining parts one at a time.

Shop Operations columnist Tom Lipton offers additional tips for operating a CNC milling machine.

Reduce cycle time when slot milling an A-36 steel part. A 4-flute, solid-carbide endmill for roughing and finishing in one pass at full slot width and depth.

Eliminate premature insert breakage and premature wear when facemilling. A facemill body with pockets that accurately seat inserts.