Veteran’s Assistance: 5-Axis Machining
New materials and improved part manufacturing help maintain and upgrade aging military aircraft.
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Ti machines
Designing machine tools for cutting titanium—especially 5553.
Low cost vs. real cost
What is the real cost of a cutting tool when it is applied? Carefully controlled tests provide the answer.
Mark of distinction: Inspection Efficiency
Advancements in marking technology can lead to lower integration costs and more benefits for the end user.
Night moves: Drilling Performance
Five shops use different lights-out machining strategies, but all are focused on creating stable processes.
In the thick of things
Part Time column for the September 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
P/M powers auto parts
Machining P/M steels for powertrain parts is tough, but answers abound.
Accessories in action: Tool Presetting
Machine tool accessories can offer economical solutions to many tooling and machine setup issues. Used in combination with a machine that delivers the speed and features a shop needs, accessories can help improve productivity and reduce machine failures.
Liquid tools
Metalworking fluids can play a signifi cant role in boosting machining productivity when engineered to provide cooling and lubrication.
Grooving plus: Turning Performance
Multifunction groove/turn tools stretch shops' defi nition of a grooving tool.
Nonsmooth move: Drilling Performance
Shops have many choices when texturing—rather than smoothing—part surfaces.
Tapping for oil: Drilling Performance
Like the parts they thread, taps for oil and gas parts can be complicated.
