Machinery & Equipment Manufacturing

February 2009 Machine Technology column

Computer-aided error detection and prevention routines for CAM programs not only help prevent disaster—they improve machine efficiency too.

HSM: What's the optimal speed for a given operation?

With its patent expired, the Coromant Capto modular toolholding system is now governed by an ISO standard.

Case histories and comments about hard milling in die and mold shops.

Keys to maximizing productivity when facemilling steel.

Production of precise, tough oil-field components demands the use of sophisticated multitask machines.

Experts weigh in on how to buy smart—for today and tomorrow.

Machine tool builders and CAM software developers work to make 5-axis machining more flexible and accessible.

Holding large workpieces, especially heavy ones, requires parts manufacturers be more mindful of workholder and machine tool limits than they have to be with smaller workpieces. Also, shops may need to improvise when a conventional workholder can't secure a large workpiece.

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Creating the machine tools that make microparts.