Machining

Strategies for minimizing tool chatter.

Software developed by auto-parts maker optimizes metalcutting operations.

Medical-part makers share their secrets for holding the line on costs.

Rapid acceleration/deceleration is key to high-speed machining.

How to improve productivity when high-speed machining hardened die and mold steels.

Tool chatter is one of the biggest obstacles to effective machining that job
shops face. The author discusses the sources of chatter and offers
suggestions for minimizing it.

As the government publishes ever-stricter regulations for metalworking fluids, more shops try dry machining. The author examines the cost benefits of machining dry and looks at the various types of tool materials designed to enhance dry-machining applications.

A tool design supervisor makes a case for cautious machining. This article explains how, by extending tool life, less aggressive speeds and feeds can lead to greater economy than a shortened cycle time will yield. Tips for monitoring and recording tool data are also given.

Mill/turn lathes and multitask machines continue to cut a broad swath across the manufacturing landscape.

Anytime you change a tool, you’re not making parts. Keep downtime to a minimum by reducing changeover time to mere seconds.