Composite Connection: Drilling Performance
Abrasive waterjet cutting has grown along with the increased use of composites in airframes, and advanced techniques help make it a preferred technology.
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Milling difficult features in titanium
April 2009 Shop Operations column
Burr tabs: Drilling Performance
The cost of burrs in manufacturing are surprisingly high. Tracking and reducing costs or--better yet--minimizing burr formation can improve productivity.
Looking for Something Special: CMM Inspection
Exploring the ins and outs of specifying and ordering a flexible specialty machine tool and having a machine builder produce it.
Wheels Up: 5-Axis Machining
New materials, the need for lightweight parts and the burgeoning size of some aircraft challenge manufacturers of landing gear components.
Landing Gear
Not all landing gear tests require facilities the size of small towns or the ability to land the 787 Dreamliner, which is discussed in the March 2009 cover story of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Focus: Sandvik Coromant
Don Nelson, publisher of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, recently sat down with two Sandvik Coromant representatives to learn more about the company's outlook and strategy for the aerospace market, its new CoroMill products and why the company puts such an emphasis on its partnership with end users.
High-Flying Parts: General Industry Coverage
To increase productivity, the aerospace industry should consider different tool materials for faster cutting speeds, tool coatings for reduced wear, and machine tools for quicker cycle times.
Keeping It Together: General Industry Coverage
Machine shops and other companies discuss the workpiece materials, machine tools and metalcutting processes needed to make the fasteners that keep aircraft and spacecraft together.
Aerospace Fasteners
This brief video report features United Titanium employees who demonstrate the production of proprietary threaded titanium fasteners.
Progress vs. Production: General Industry Coverage
Integrating new technology without disturbing production schedules. With demand for aerospace parts booming, can machine shops risk using new technology to boost productivity?
The Sky’s the Limit
What manufacturers should do to become suppliers of aerospace parts. Making aerospace parts can be lucrative, especially while the industry is experiencing record-setting growth, but manufacturers need to be prepared before quoting those jobs.
