Slippery When Blue: General Industry Coverage
A coating system that combines a patented surface impingement process and tungsten disulfide prolongs cutting tool life, but does it promote faster speeds?
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The Skinny on Microdrills: General Industry Coverage
The correct application of microdrills requires attention of numerous operational parameters.
Keeping OSHA at Bay: Safety, Standards & Compliance
Metalcutting shops must focus primarily on four OSHA regulations to avoid penalties.
Inside Job: General Industry Coverage
CNCs and bottle-boring tools allow the machining of complex profiles in deep bores.
Confidence Game: Turning Performance
Grades, geometries and a broader knowledge base make machinists less neurotic about turning exotics.
Can You Be More Precise?
You can fool your machine tool into holding tighter tolerances with error-compensation software.
Machining Be
How to safely and effectively machine beryllium (Be).
Current Events: General Industry Coverage
Automakers are adopting eddy-current technology as a fast, reliable way to meet zero-defect requirements.
The Lowdown on Laydown Inserts
Understanding the benefits of a laydown threading system.
True Grit: General Industry Coverage
It's possible to push the envelope when grinding carbide.
Rock Around the Clock: General Industry Coverage
U.S. wire-EDM shops can stack up better pricewise against foreign competitors by automating their production.
Let the Chips Fall…: General Industry Coverage
Controlling chips with a laser-based process sheds new light on an old problem.
