Construction & Heavy Equipment

Swiss-style machining guide: When to use guide bushings, alternatives, automation, and bushing selection tips.

Tool presetters are helping small shops reduce setup time, minimize scrap, and improve consistency across machines.

Hardness affects tool choice, cutting parameters, wear, and heat-treatment decisions. This guide compares Rockwell, Brinell, and Vickers scales for machining work.

Explore ball broaching, rotary broaching, honing, and other non-traditional hole finishing techniques.

Late invoice payments strain manufacturers. Learn how invoice financing and proactive strategies can improve cash flow.

Thread milling offers an alternative to tapping, ideal for large diameters and tough materials, with advantages in control and flexibility.

Juan from Tsugami America machines a spark plug with Tungaloy-NTK America. See how Tungaloy's ModuMiniTurn modular head quick-change tooling system, along with cutting tools from Tungaloy and NTK Cutting Tools, used in the Tsugami S206 II Swiss CNC machine can increase your miniature machining productivity. Juan shares his story of rising through the machining industry—from janitor to applications engineer—while programming and guiding us through the demo alongside Jeff from Tungaloy-NTK America. Featured tools include the ModuMiniTurn (quick-change modular head system), TungMeister (interchangeable-head endmill), TetraMiniCut, Tungaloy's AH7025 turning insert, and NTK's TMV chipbreaker.

Iscar expands the already tremendous flexibility of the Multi-Master system with NEW Solid Carbide Heads for Aluminum. Designed primarily for roughing and finishing in the aerospace industry, these new heads expand MULTI-MASTER's capabilities in milling soft materials. The new additions include ballnose, shouldering and advanced profiling geometries in sizes ranging from .3125" to 1.250" diameters. There are a variety of popular radius options to choose from, as well. The strategic combination of diverse Multi-Master shank geometries and materials enhances tool dynamics, ensuring stable cutting across various milling applications.

For high-performance machining in aluminum alloys.

Werner Lueken of ZOLLER introduces their latest CNC tool‑inspection system, unveiled during the company's 80th‑anniversary celebration in Ann Arbor.

At Lyndex-Nikken, the team demonstrates the E346BA tool presetter—a mid-entry, granite-base tabletop model designed to improve shop efficiency by measuring tools offline and maximizing spindle uptime.

This four-and-a-half minute GMN USA video provides a walk-through of the basic setup for a GMN HSX 100sdu-90000/3 high-frequency oil-air lubricated spindle.