Machining

END USER: Bob's Design Engineering Inc., (503) 648-7418, www.bdeinc.com. CHALLENGE: Retain contract for electronics components against offshore competition. SOLUTION: High-performance toolpath generation engine. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Celeritive Technologies Inc., (888) 253-6701, www.celeritive.com.

Machinist's Corner column for January 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Simplified application of five machining axes produces big cost savings in routine part making.

END USER: Sonic Industries Div., Sargent Aerospace & Defense Group, (310) 532-8382, www.sargentaerospace.com. CHALLENGE: Reduce cycle times while holding critical dimensional and finish tolerances. SOLUTION: Automated honing machine with superabrasive tools. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Sunnen Products Co., (800) 325-3670, www.sunnen.com

END USER: HITCO Carbon Composites Inc., (800) 421-5444, www.hitco.com. CHALLENGE: Increase productivity when machining composite parts. SOLUTION: A 5-axis machine tool optimized for the process. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Bertsche Engineering Corp., (847) 537-8757, www.bertsche.com

When it comes to milling aerospace parts made from Ti5553, difficulty is in the eye of the beholder.

Comparison between calculating cutting time when facing at a constant cutting speed vs. a constant rpm.

Hunting Energy Services not only machines oil and gas drilling components—it assembles and repairs the tools that do the work.

The Machine Technology column from the April 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine suggests that successful milling requires managing multiple constraints.

Tactics and tools for Swiss-style machining.