Tool steels’ dual personality
The guidelines for turning of tool steels include both tool- and part-making applications.
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Probing questions: CMM Inspection
While some may question its use, on-machine probing can reduce setup time while boosting in-process dimension control and enabling part verification.
Electrifying prototypes
Ability to machine intricate geometries and hard materials drives growing use of wire EDM prototyping.
Flute insurance: Medical Manufacturing
Engineered coating combinations control heat and keep chips flying in dry-drilling operations.
Tech swap: 5-Axis Machining
Creating awareness about productivity boosting machining technologies and implementing them are playing a major role in making military parts.
A multiple-ton rebuild: Inspection Efficiency
Part Time column in October 2009 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Match the process to the part
There's more than one way to machine a part. The trick is to match the part's complexity and volume requirements with an optimal production process.
Wear and peace: Turning Performance
Understanding tool wear is the first step to extending tool life—which can be further enhanced with new coating technology.
Bending the rules: Turning Performance
Because high-speed steel inserts can bend without breaking, they are an effective choice for select applications.
Can-do coolant strategies
With the cost of high-performance coolants on the rise, coolant management is more important than ever. It starts by getting the basics right.
Grow in the dark: CMM Inspection
Even low-volume operations producing many different parts can benefit from lights-out production.
Driving diesel developments: Drilling Performance
Machining large compacted graphite iron castings for diesel engine components is challenging, but applying the proper tools and techniques can help.
