Automotive

Articles • September 1, 2009 • Alan Richter

Driving diesel developments

Machining large compacted graphite iron castings for diesel engine components is challenging, but applying the proper tools and techniques can help.

Articles • April 1, 2009 • Bill Kennedy

Pumping innovation

April 2009 Part Time column

Videos • October 11, 2008

Military Strategies

Cutting Tool Engineering Contributing Editor Bill Kennedy offers a video supplement to the October cover story, which looked at how small shops are taking advantage of big opportunities by making military parts.

Articles • September 1, 2008 • Alan Richter

Smart Weighting Auto Parts

Auto manufacturers are 'lightweighting' vehicles by incorporating more aluminum and microalloy steel components.

Articles • August 1, 2008 • Rich Moellenberg

Small Engines, Big Performance

Honing an engine's cylinder bores enhances their geometry, surface finish and dimensional accuracy, improving their fit and alignment with pistons and thereby increasing the engine's life and power density while decreasing its vibration, friction and emissions.

Articles • September 1, 2007 • Bill Kennedy

Evolution of the Species

Trend toward greener vehicles is changing materials, designs of parts.

Articles • December 1, 2006 • Mike Principato

Terrific Tank

Feared by its enemies, revered by our side: the Abrams M1

Articles • September 1, 2006 • Bill Kennedy

Transplant Transactions

With the Big Three automakers facing hard times, transplants offer U.S. suppliers opportunities, challenges and a new way of doing business.

Articles • August 1, 2006 • Mike Principato

America’s Chopper

Orange County Choppers puts product before publicity.

Articles • September 1, 2005 • Bill Kennedy

Automotive a la carte

By diversifying its customer base, an automotive machine shop found new marketsfor its services.

Articles • September 1, 2004 • Gregory Farnum

Metal Removal

Plastic auto parts continue to supplant metal ones.

Articles • September 1, 2004 • Kevin Cole

Reconfigure It Out

Reconfigurable manufacturing systems gain ground in the automotive sector.