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Articles January 1, 2012 Alan Richter
Speedy Comparison
Alan Richter takes a Look Ahead at an automated part-to-CAD verification system for a digital optical comparator.
Articles December 1, 2011 Alan Richter
Long, hard life
One of the Look Ahead features in this month's Cutting Tool Engineering magazine covers a new CBN superabrasive for grinding wheels that extends wheel life and lowers grinding forces.
Articles December 1, 2011 Alan Richter
Supercool
Find out more about a cryogenic lubrication technology based on supercritical CO2 in this month's Look Ahead feature.
Articles October 1, 2011 Alan Richter
Flexible productivity
The Look Ahead feature in the October 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine mentions a CNC rotary transfer machine that approaches the productivity of a mechanically controlled machine and can produce microscale parts.
Articles September 1, 2011 Alan Richter
A bright idea
A heat-treat process to anneal and bright age-harden stainless steels without breaking vacuum.
Articles August 1, 2011 Alan Richter
Assistance from a distance
Cutting Tool Engineering Editor Alan Richter mentions a new augmented reality system that offers on-site technicians assistance from a distance in his Look Ahead column for the August 2011 issue.
Articles August 1, 2011 Alan Richter
Erosion Efficiency
Cutting Tool Engineering Editor Alan Richter includes a grinding machine that enables a PCD- or PCBN-tipped cutting tool to be processed in one setup for his August 2011 Look Ahead column.