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Articles February 15, 2026 Erez Speiser

Reaming Basics: Drilling Performance

Reaming is a sizing and finishing operation performed on a pre-existing hole using a rotating cutting tool called a reamer that is fed into the hole to slightly enlarge and improve its geometric accuracy and surface f...

Articles February 15, 2026 Alan Richter

Living Large

A run-of-the-mill toolholder won’t cut it when aggressively machining with a large diameter tool.

Articles December 15, 2025 Christopher Tate

Thinking About Automation?

Shops new to automation can start with turning. Simple tools like bar feeders, tool monitoring, redundancy, and probing create stable, unattended processes.

Articles December 15, 2025 Alan Richter

Get In The Groove: Turning Performance

Modern grooving and cut-off systems offer versatile geometries, stronger carbide and ceramic options, smarter cooling and custom tooling for complex parts.

Articles December 15, 2025 William Leventon

Best Broaching Ever: Inspection Efficiency

Broaching evolves with rotary, single-point and CNC-driven tools, plus cleaner electromechanical machines—delivering faster cycles, higher accuracy and lower costs.

Articles December 15, 2025

Addressing the skills gap: Workforce Development & Training

Manufacturers must close widening skills gaps through automation, structured training and global knowledge-sharing to build a stronger 2026 workforce.

Articles December 15, 2025

A murky roadmap for next-gen aircraft

Future narrow-body aircraft hinge on new propulsion: open rotor, ultrahigh bypass, hybrid systems and blended-wing designs—promising but decades away.

Articles December 15, 2025 Alan Richter

Optimism and Uncertainty

Despite tariffs, labor shortages and tech gaps, manufacturers see renewed optimism—driven by automation, training, reshoring efforts and strong 2026 demand.

Articles December 15, 2025

Machine Shop Innovation

NASA Glenn engineers created 3D-printed vibration-damping inserts that boost machining accuracy, cut cleanup time and improve prototype manufacturing efficiency.

Articles December 15, 2025 Erez Speiser

Machining Stainless Steel

A clear breakdown of stainless-steel subgroups—machinability traits, challenges and best practices across austenitic, martensitic, ferritic, PH and duplex alloys.

Articles October 15, 2025 Robert M Layng

Let Edming Use Sink In

Electrical discharge machining, or EDMing, is a form of machining wherein you use an electrode to channel enormous amounts of electricity into a workpiece.

Articles October 15, 2025

Seal-ready Surfaces: Testing & Quality Assurance

The proliferation of aluminum in the automotive sector continues to surge. Once rare, aluminum components now can account for 30% of a vehicle's weight.

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