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.
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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.
Concentric engineering: Turning Performance
In addition to handling prototype and production machining, R.E.F. Precision Products LLC, Deer Park, N.Y., provides engineering and productivity consulting services.
Training machinists the old-fashioned way
Talking Shop August 2009 column
Spin doctors: Inspection Efficiency
Who should perform spindle maintenance in machine shops?
Reaching the apex: Drilling Performance
Combination tooling, custom fixtures and creative solutions help Apex Precision thrive.
Hit it again, harder
When finishing parts, shops may want to hit them with their best shot. Shot peening can produce longer part life.
High anxiety: Drilling Performance
Understanding tool geometry and selecting the right tap for different workpiece materials can help take the anxiety out of tapping operations.
