Machining

The Machine Technology column looks at how inertia active control cuts cycle time.

How flame hardening works

Increase part quality and productivity when deep-cavity micromachining while achieving tight tolerances. A heat-activated, wax-based compound for holding parts.

Enhance precision and shorten changeover time when machining retention knobs. Quick-change collet chucks.

Methods for minimizing chatter.

Vertical machining centers play a central role in the growth of S&S Machine Shop.

>Flame straightening is one of those old-timer skills everybody has heard of but few have had the opportunity to witness. The ability to straighten bent plates and shafts is almost magical in its simplicity. It's definitely a valuable skill if you intend to spend any time around a welding shop, unless you relish the thought of beating a stubborn shaft or plate into submission with a mallet

Overcome excessive tool wear and poor surface finishes when machining flats on a steel truck shaft. A milling tool that exerts all cutting forces downward and cuts freely.

Eliminate excess coolant to improve shop floor safety and cleanliness. Minimum quantity lubrication systems.

What is your company doing to replace its retiring workforce?