Product Showcase for August 2013
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Cool tool
High-pressure, through-coolant drilling provides a host of benefits.
Heart surgery: Turning Performance
Repairing a spindle--the heart of a machine tool--is more economical than buying new, but part manufacturers need to understand the process.
Pulling through: Medical Manufacturing
A Chicago broaching shop remembers its past to invigorate its future.r
Smoothing edges: General Industry Coverage
Four deburring methods for mass finishing microparts.
Let’s chat: Tool Presetting
Are machine shops ready to use MTConnect, an open and royalty free standard intended to foster greater interoperability between manufacturing devices and software applications?
Cut the crashes: Medical Manufacturing
Machine simulation is the 5-axis programmer's constant companion.
Patented pockets: General Industry Coverage
CAM systems generate innovative toolpaths to quickly remove large amounts of material when endmilling.
Machining Cobalt-Chrome Alloys Without Headaches
Cobalt-chrome alloys can punish tooling and process stability fast. This guide covers the practical setup, heat, and wear concerns shops need to manage.
Clean living: Inspection Efficiency
Coolants and the systems that apply them require regular maintenance.
What’s on your pallet?
Implementing automated pallet systems in small and medium-size shops can reduce labor costs and increase profitability.
Hidden gems: Drilling Performance
Overlooked areas can improve indexable-insert cutting tool performance.
