Machining

Advanced vertical machining centers provide performance and value.

Appropriate scenarios for applying a reamer when finishing holes.

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

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.