Rapid shift: Medical Manufacturing
3D printing poised to turn prototyping on its head.
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Preset in stone
When tool pre setters are integrated into a shop, a key question is who will take the measurements.
As the broach turns: Turning Performance
Rotary broaching allows machine shops to bring broaching in-house.
Surging ahead: Industry Trends & Analysis
Growing U.S. auto market needs supply flexibility and more lightweight parts.
Salary rebound: Industry Trends & Analysis
Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's biennial salary survey for 2014 shows the earnings of metalworking professionals heading upward.
Making the invisible visible: Inspection Efficiency
A tool inventory management system shows who's using what and for what purpose.
Vertical automation
Teach your vertical machining center to "dance without a partner."
Launch pad: Threadmilling is an attractive alternative to tapping
Orbital thread milling is an attractive alternative to tapping, according to a report filed by Walter AG.
Certifiably consistent: Medical Manufacturing
Certifications help shops develop consistent quality assurance practices -- and new business.
Saving face: Get a grip on machined parts with face drivers
When turning long parts, the traditional workholding technique is to chuck one end of the part and support the other end with a live or dead center. This is generally effective but has two drawbacks.
Machine monitoring morphs
Advances in software, sensors and connectivity create more choices and greater accessibility for machine monitoring.
Fill in the gaps: Drilling Performance
Tapered-pipe applications call for interrupted-thread taps.
