Medical & Healthcare

Products • September 1, 2011

PS-Series

Makino's PS-Series vertical machining centers for production machining offer a reduction in cycle time, increase productivity, improve quality and minimize of capital investment, according to the company.

Articles • August 1, 2011

Stamping out excess costs

END USER: Aragon Surgical Inc., (650) 543-3100, www.aragonsurgical.com. CHALLENGE: Reduce costs when procuring a stainless steel part for a laparoscopic surgical device. SOLUTION: A contract manufacturer that stamps some previously machined part features and machines only the critical features. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Connecticut Spring & Stamping, (860) 677-1341, www.ctspring.com

Articles • August 1, 2011

Managing your personal toolcrib

Shop Operations Columnist Tom Lipton addresses tool selection and managing your personal toolcrib in the August 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Articles • August 1, 2011

Tapping Top Productivity

Machine tool builders discuss the development and evolution of drill and tap machines.

Products • August 1, 2011

microwaterjet F4

Micro Waterjet announced they have delivered the first fully enclosed microwaterjet precision waterjet machining system to Synthes, Switzerland.

Products • August 1, 2011

Multistar NX-24 Rotary Machining System

The three main factors which appeal to users of the new MIKRON Multistar NX-24 Rotary Machining System from an economical perspective are outstanding productivity, full flexibility and highest precision.

Articles • July 1, 2011

Metalworking safety tips

For his July 2011 Shop Operations column, Tom Lipton suggests that safety is a situational awareness issue as opposed to a matter of equipment.

Articles • July 1, 2011

Improved Holemaking Boosts Profits

END USER: U.S. Alloy Die Corp., (216) 749-9700, www.usalloydie.com. CHALLENGE: Improve productivity when drilling H-13 tool steel extrusion dies. SOLUTION: Carbide drills that eliminated pecking and more than doubled throughput. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: OSG Tap & Die Inc., (630) 790-1400, www.osgtool.com; Shop Supply & Tool Co. Inc., (440) 951-4700, www.shopsupply.net.

Articles • July 1, 2011 • Alan Richter

Up to Speed

Advanced machine technology requires advanced training options.

Products • July 1, 2011

Cimtech Coolants

CIMCOOL's family of metalworking fluids are specially formulated for the unique needs in medical manufacturing operations.

Products • July 1, 2011

Micro Collet

To meet the ever increasing demands of ultra precision parts manufacturing, IBAG North America has introduced a micro collet system that delivers accuracies of oneµm T.I.R at the collet nose and handles up to ¹⁄₈" tool diameter.

Products • July 1, 2011

EVC Laser System

Telesis Technologies Inc. announces a new addition to their E-series line of diode-pumped laser marking systems: the Telesis EVC Laser System.