Medical & Healthcare

Lexair Inc.'s new Multi Mini Rhinobar bar feeder makes multi-diameter bar stock processing faster and easier with a feed-tube cartridge that automatically centers and feeds three sizes of small-diameter bar stock to Swiss-style CNC screw machines and sliding-head lathes.

Cutting Tool Engineering Senior Editor Evan Jones Thorne interviews Len Graham of Rexam Mold Manufacturing.

A testy welding test.

Despite setbacks and challenges, the orthopedic implant market is set to grow.

The amount of advanced CNC equipment in Micron Product's orthopedic machining work cell has doubled in the past 5 years, while the number of programmer/machinists has remained about the same due to the use of more efficient, advanced CAM technology.

Shops today are more aware of environmental conditions. Mist collectors and electrostatic air cleansers are not uncommon and many manufacturers realize there's little chance of attracting high-caliber work from customers when the shop is a pigsty.

Mark Larson, a titanium process R&D manager for Makino Inc., answers 10 questions about machining titanium alloys.

The CARVEsmart quick change vise jaw system from Bellatex Industries is designed for production and tool-room applications replacing the often cumbersome, conventional method of attaching vise jaws to a vise using face mounted cap screws.

Tips and tricks for performing layout work.

An advanced athermal laser machining process for producing Nitinol-based implants and other medical devices.

More of everything' boosts Swiss machining productivity -- and complexity.

Despite setbacks, a South Carolina shop thrives, develops winning production strategy.