Machining

Machinist's Corner column from January 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Finishing hardened workpieces on multitask machines that provide grinding and hard turning and/or hard milling capabilities can prove beneficial.

Shop Operations column by Frank Marlow.

Machining components for solar power generation systems can be a renewable source of business.

Machinist's Corner column for March 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

END USER: Bolton Aerospace Inc., (860) 649-2727. CHALLENGE: Reduce rough machining time. SOLUTION: A combination of high-performance, solid-carbide endmills. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: JJ Industries of Connecticut Inc., (800) 382-0012, www.jjind.com

Shop Operations column for April 2010 Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Swiss-style turning can be complicated, so it helps to have an operator's 'tool kit' with multiple solutions.

END USER: North America Clutch Corp., (414) 267-4000, www.noram-clutch.com. CHALLENGE: Lower manufacturing costs. SOLUTION: An automated turning center. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: Amada Machine Tools America Inc., (847) 797-8700, www.amadamt.com; Progressive Machinery Inc., (414) 577-3200, www.progressivemachinerywi.com

END USER: Prospect Mold Inc., (330) 929-3311, prospectmold.com. CHALLENGE: Reduce the time needed to cut grooves in a large mold. SOLUTION: Replace EDMing with endmilling. SOLUTION PROVIDER: OSG Tap & Die Inc., www.osgtool.com, (800) 837-2223