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Auto Saw

By: Alan Richter
Automation of sawing operations. Just as there are numerous ways to saw bar stock, multiple methods exist to automate the sawing operation.

The Sky's the Limit

By: Alan Richter
What manufacturers should do to become suppliers of aerospace parts. Making aerospace parts can be lucrative, especially while the industry is experiencing record-setting growth, but manufacturers need to be prepared before quoting those jobs.

The 'Hard' Way

By: Alan Richter
Die and mold shop carves a niche by focusing on contour and hard milling.

Hole Down

By: Alan Richter
Options for and considerations when micro-holemaking.

Into the Light

By: Alan Richter
Tool and die shop continues to expand and add advanced technology to prepare for the road ahead.

Downshifting

By: Alan Richter
Growth in U.S. manufacturing is expected to slow next year, but a gloomy picture is not on the horizon.

Flex Time

By: Alan Richter
Targeting only certain processes for automation and maintaining flexibility can pay big dividends.

A Turn to Medical

By: Alan Richter
F&F Screw Machine Products continues to to diversify by producing the thread whirling tools applied to produce many medical parts.

'Tribute' to the Past

By: Alan Richter
A die shop that couldn't find cutting tools 'good enough' for its high-speed machining applications perfected its own design.

Speed Pass

By: Alan Richter
A look at single-pass bore finishing with multiple-spindle honing machines.

Burnin' Large

By: Alan Richter
Wire EDMing large and tall workpieces.

Floor Planning

By: Alan Richter
A flexible and reconfigurable machine tool is used during assembly of aerospace parts.

Tool Geometries for a Shrinking World

By: Alan Richter
Cutting tool geometry considerations when micromachining.

It's All in the Mix

By: Alan Richter
Blended Technology, screw machining, screw machine, milling, Montague Tool, Milan Screw Products

Before & After

By: Alan Richter
Remanufacturing brings new and improved life to old and tired equipment.

Before & After

By: Alan Richter
Remanufacturing brings new and improved life to old and tired equipment.

Recipe for Enhancement

By: Alan Richter
Compared to AlTiN and TiAlN, the percentage of aluminum is higher in an aluminum-chromium-nitride PVD tool coating.

Cast Cutting

By: Alan Richter
Considerations when machining gray and ductile cast iron with carbide, PCBN and PCD cutting tools.

Which Way to Turn?

By: Alan Richter
Considerations when choosing between a Swiss-style machine, with its sliding headstock, and a conventional fixed-headstock CNC lathe.

Productivity Pickup

By: Alan Richter
Pick-and-place robots boost productivity and, say experts, may save U.S. shops.

Let's Talk Radial

By: Alan Richter
Radial chip thinning boosts productivity by permitting a cutting tool to run at a higher feed per tooth when roughing.

Swiss Precision

By: Alan Richter
The Schleifring Grinding Symposium 2005 presented the latest in grinding technology.

Building a Better Process

By: Alan Richter
A custom machine tool can make economic sense when looking to increase productivity for a specific application.

Equilibrium Adjustment

By: Alan Richter
Considerations when deciding to run hard-balanced or balanceable toolholders.

Know Your Limits

By: Alan Richter
Understanding pitch-diameter limits and class of thread fit helps in specifying the appropriate tap for the job.

Middle Ground

By: Alan Richter
Heavy-metal boring bars are for finishing holes too deep for lower-cost steel bars but not deep enough to justify the expense of carbide one.

Media Types

By: Alan Richter
Guidelines and considerations when selecting a media for mass finishing.

Variations on a Theme

By: Alan Richter
Toolmakers tout the benefits of variable-helix endmills.

Peel Out

By: Alan Richter
peel grinding, making automotive parts, cylindrical parts, grinding wheels

The Right Angle

By: Alan Richter
Selecting and making the most of an angle head when other tooling can't get the job done.

A Mixed Grade

By: Alan Richter
The latest grades of polycrystalline diamond mix coarse and fine particles to increase packing density and yield a more continuous cutting edge.

Medical Advice

By: Alan Richter
Cutting tool considerations for effectively machining titanium medical parts.

Tilt & Whirl

By: Alan Richter
A look at applications and considerations for NC rotary tables.

Cut to the Finish

By: Alan Richter
A series of short Articles on the subject of minimizing or eliminating manual mold polishing.

What's in Store

By: Alan Richter
CTE's first cost-justification and planned-expenditures survey reveals what metalcutting companies intend to buy in 2004 and why.

Top Coat

By: Alan Richter
Molybdenum disulfide tool coatings improve the machining of aluminum, titanium and nickel-base alloys--even when dry.

Cool Cuts

By: Alan Richter
Fundamental maintenance practices and troubleshooting tips to help achieve problem-free sawing.

Tool Watch

By: Alan Richter
Tool monitoring saves money by preventing tool breakage and reducing scrap.

Recovery Processes

By: Alan Richter
Options and considerations for processing and removing metal chips.

Cradle to Crypt

By: Alan Richter
A look at permanently marking metal parts with electro-chemical, indent or laser systems.

Built By Design

By: Alan Richter
A CAD-to-part comparison system allows first-article parts inspection on the shop floor and reverse engineering.

Down to Size

By: Alan Richter
There is an alternative to threading small-diameter holes with taps--using a thread mill.

Raising Al

By: Alan Richter
Aluminum-titanium-nitride coatings continue to evolve.

Machining Be

By: Alan Richter
How to safely and effectively machine beryllium (Be).

Working Capital

By: Alan Richter
CTE's second biennial salary survey

Rotary Ahead

By: Alan Richter
rotary transfer machines, rotary transfer, flexible production, machine tools

Recasting Call

By: Alan Richter
One manufacturer finds beauty in old grinders.

Digging In

By: Alan Richter
A look at spade drills and when to apply them.

AutoGrind

By: Alan Richter
A look at productivity-enhancing accessories and software for tool and cutter grinders.

Quite Conventional

By: Alan Richter
Considerations and cost justifications when purchasing your first EDM.