Machining

END USER: Brinkman Machine Tools and Manufacturing Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, (585) 475-6573, www.rit.edu/kgcoe/ise/brinkman. CHALLENGE: Teach engineering students to use new machining technology. SOLUTION: Integrated machining system, including tool management and tool presetting. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: Okuma America Corp., (704) 588-7000, www.okuma.com; Kennametal Inc., (800) 446-7738, www.kennametal.com; Zoller Inc., (734) 332-4851, www.zoller-usa.com

Metalworking fluids can play a signifi cant role in boosting machining productivity when engineered to provide cooling and lubrication.

Designing machine tools for cutting titanium—especially 5553.

Five shops use different lights-out machining strategies, but all are focused on creating stable processes.

Shop Operations column for the September 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Machinist's Corner column for the September 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Machining P/M steels for powertrain parts is tough, but answers abound.

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

New materials and improved part manufacturing help maintain and upgrade aging military aircraft.

END USER: Central Utah Tool, (801) 374-2745, centralutahtool.com. CHALLENGE: Minimize time for programming complicated machining on a multitask machine. SOLUTION: CAM software for multitasking. SOLUTION PROVIDER: DP Technology Corp., (805) 388-6000, www.dptechnology.com