Feature Article

Articles • July 21, 2025

Process Capability

Process capability is a valuable concept used by automotive manufacturers that machine shops should consider adopting to improve productivity.

Articles • July 21, 2025

Lauding Light Cutting

If a milling strategy comes along that promises critical advantages like higher productivity & longer tool life, it should be no surprise shops flock to it

Articles • July 21, 2025

Zero Is The Point

Reducing setup time between jobs and enabling a machine tool to spend more time producing chips boosts the bottom line.

Articles • June 26, 2025

Supplemental digital content for ‘Let Precision Be Your Guide’

This page features the supplemental digital content associated with the "Let Precision Be Your Guide" feature article in the June/July 2025 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine. Embedded below are brief videos about Swiss-style machining technology from INDEX Corp. and MAZAK Corp.

Articles • June 26, 2025

Supplemental digital content for ‘Smarter Setups’ article

This page features the supplemental digital content associated with the "Smarter Setups" feature article in the June/July 2025 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine. Embedded below are brief videos focused on tool presetter technology from Lyndex-Nikken, Haimer USA and BIG DAISHOWA. Also included are links to the online presetter ROI calculators offered by Lyndex-Nikken and BIG DAISHOWA. The calculators are there to help shops estimate the time it will take a presetter to pay for itself in cost savings once it is implemented.

Articles • June 18, 2025 • Alan Richter

Shifting To A Rapid Rate

High-speed spindles excel in micromachining. Learn how advanced RPMs enhance precision and reduce cycle times.

Articles • June 18, 2025 • Alan Richter

Let Precision Be Your Guide

Swiss-style machining guide: When to use guide bushings, alternatives, automation, and bushing selection tips.

Articles • June 18, 2025 • Dennis Spaeth

Smarter Setups

Tool presetters are helping small shops reduce setup time, minimize scrap, and improve consistency across machines.

Articles • June 18, 2025 • Erez Speiser

Understanding Hardness

Hardness impacts machining decisions. This guide compares Rockwell, Brinell, Vickers, and the tools needed for hard materials.

Articles • June 18, 2025 • Christopher Tate

When Unconventional Methods Pay

Explore ball broaching, rotary broaching, honing, and other non-traditional hole finishing techniques.

Articles • April 19, 2025 • Robert M Layng

Tips and tricks for threading aluminum parts

Keep these pointers in mind — or easily accessible — to help your shop tap into its potential for threading aluminum.

Articles • April 19, 2025 • Jim Nielsen

Maximize thread quality when tapping aluminum alloys.

Aluminum alloys are popular in many industries because they offer a high strength-to-weight ratio, excellent thermal conductivity and corrosion resistance.