Feature Article

Articles • January 1, 2003 • Rich Dzierwa

Slippery When Blue

A coating system that combines a patented surface impingement process and tungsten disulfide prolongs cutting tool life, but does it promote faster speeds?

Articles • December 1, 2002 • Chris Osment

Keeping OSHA at Bay

Metalcutting shops must focus primarily on four OSHA regulations to avoid penalties.

Articles • December 1, 2002 • Daniel Ruby

Inside Job

CNCs and bottle-boring tools allow the machining of complex profiles in deep bores.

Articles • December 1, 2002 • Brad Lewis

Confidence Game

Grades, geometries and a broader knowledge base make machinists less neurotic about turning exotics.

Articles • December 1, 2002 • Rich Dzierwa

Can You Be More Precise?

You can fool your machine tool into holding tighter tolerances with error-compensation software.

Articles • December 1, 2002 • Alan Richter

Machining Be

How to safely and effectively machine beryllium (Be).

Articles • October 1, 2002 • Brad Lewis

Current Events

Automakers are adopting eddy-current technology as a fast, reliable way to meet zero-defect requirements.

Articles • October 1, 2002 • Jim Rowe

The Lowdown on Laydown Inserts

Understanding the benefits of a laydown threading system.

Articles • October 1, 2002 • Bill Kennedy

True Grit

It's possible to push the envelope when grinding carbide.

Articles • October 1, 2002 • Rich Dzierwa

Rock Around the Clock

U.S. wire-EDM shops can stack up better pricewise against foreign competitors by automating their production.

Articles • October 1, 2002 • Bill Kennedy

Let the Chips Fall…

Controlling chips with a laser-based process sheds new light on an old problem.

Articles • September 1, 2002 • Kip Hanson

Power to the People

One machine shop's strategy for achieving zero-defect production relies on making all shop floor staff responsible for quality.