Medical & Healthcare

News • October 20, 2014

Additive manufacturing sees increase in production parts

In its research for Wohlers Report 2014, Wohlers Associates, Inc. found that revenues from the production of parts for final products represents 34.7 percent of the entire market for additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing—terms that are used interchangeably. Since 2003, this market segment has gone from less than 4 percent to more than one-third of total revenues from AM products and services worldwide.

Articles • October 1, 2014 • Kip Hanson

Workholder modeling

Workholder modeling slashes setup time.

Articles • October 1, 2014 • Tom Lipton

Effective finishing work

The Shop Operations column offers still more tips for effective finishing in the October 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Articles • October 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Relying on rapid-fire micrographs

CHALLENGE: Increase QC efficiency when inspecting composite auto parts. An automated opto-digital microscope.

Articles • October 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

When more is better

Simultaneous machining on two to four spindles enhances efficiency and lowers the cost per part for high-volume production.

Articles • October 1, 2014 • Evan Jones Thorne

Selecting surface-hardening methods

The choice of selective suface-hardening methods depends on workpiece size, shape material and application, but they can be grouped in two main categories: thermal and mechanical.

Articles • October 1, 2014 • Kip Hanson

Machine-integrated inspection systems can improve quality, profitability

Stopping a machine to measure a workpiece is a waste of time. Not only is a high-priced piece of CNC equipment being taken out of production, but the measurements obtained when a machinist leans into a machine with a micrometer or bore gage can't compare in accuracy to those generated by a coordinate measuring machine or inline probe.

Products • October 1, 2014

Really O’Cool Oil-Resistant Keyboard

For years, oil has been the biggest "keyboard killer" of them all. Now Man & Machine, known for its American Made waterproof keyboards for medical and public safety applications, announces an oil-resistant silicone keyboard.

Products • October 1, 2014

Turbomax Endmill

Without some sort of "turbo" attachment, you won't get far trying to dry-machine Inconel or titanium with a conventional end mill. In the form of the universal end mill series Turbomax, tool manufacturer InovaTools has reportedly delivered a multi-talented product.

News • October 1, 2014

IMTS 2014 recap

The editors of Cutting Tool Engineering visited IMTS 2014 with a mission to find and report on new, innovative technology. The following products are some of what we found.

News • October 1, 2014

Marshall Mfr. wins Romi machine

Machine tool builder Romi Machine Tools Ltd., Erlanger, Ky., announced Mike Burchill, president of Marshall Manufacturing, Minneapolis, as the winner of the "It's Time I Had a Romi in my Shop" sweepstakes, conducted at IMTS 2014 in Chicago. Burchill will receive a Romi C 420 CNC lathe, valued at $63,000.

Products • October 1, 2014

LT Series Miniature Trackball

APEM Inc. expands its family of trackballs with the new LT Series panel mount miniature trackball.