Surface Strategy: Turning Performance
Parts that meet drawing dimensions can still end up as scrap if they lack surface integrity.
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Chip off the Hard Block
A new laser machining center laser ablates 3-D profiles in superhard cutting tools.
Taking it to Titanium
Reaming titanium is a challenging task, but new tools can give shops an edge as they battle this difficult-to-machine material.
MultiMax: Turning Performance
Getting the most from multitask machines requires knowing whether the parts a shop produces are appropriate for the technology, selecting and training the right employees and applying the correct tools.
Tackling Titanium
Maximizing productivity and calculating required machining power when facemilling titanium alloys.
USCTI business outlook exclusive: Industry Trends & Analysis
The members of the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI) predict a tough year ahead for the industry, according to a spring survey conducted by the organization.
Straight to a round
Parts manufacturers should head straight to their high-strength round inserts to turn nickel-base alloys.
Fighting back: Drilling Performance
Despite economic turmoil, vertical machine tool builders are keeping their customers and themselves in the game with new technology, services and added value.
Clean, green and lean: Turning Performance
Shops can be both lean and green by using work cell-based approach to parts washing and environmentally friendly cleaning compounds and technologies.
Manufacturing minimally invasive medical devices
Innovative technologies and techniques for manufacturing minimally invasive medical technologies.
True stories: Boring tools
Boring tools can do more than true holes — they can also help overcome r manufacturing obstacles.
Pumping innovation
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