Machine Smarts
An array of tools allows machine tools to work smarter--not harder.
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Core Competency: General Industry Coverage
Getting the most out of your diamond-drill operation.
Tool Watch
Tool monitoring saves money by preventing tool breakage and reducing scrap.
Take a Bigger Bite: Turning Performance
Manufacturers raise turning productivity by boosting feed rates.
Don’t Fret: General Industry Coverage
How to maintain toolholders.
Hardmetal Steel: General Industry Coverage
Powder metallurgy can allow harder, tougher HSS tools to replace solid-carbide cutters in high-shock and high-stock-removal applications.
Burn Small, Burn Deep: General Industry Coverage
Fast-hole EDMs create deep holes in tough-to-machine materials.
Recovery Processes: General Industry Coverage
Options and considerations for processing and removing metal chips.
Faster Cycling: General Industry Coverage
Process monitoring helps toolmakers shorten their grinding cycle.
Mist Collection: The Pressure is On
Lower-cost, more-compact mist-collection systems target atomized pArticles from high-speed cutting operations.
Freedom of Choice: General Industry Coverage
The pros and cons of purchasing standard, application-specific and custom cutters.
When the Chips are Down
A hole's depth-to-diameter ratio plays a key role in selecting the appropriate drill.
