Cutting Tool Engineering Magazine

• Tiny chip delivers large
• Robotic automation fills a need
• Surface finish on A36 steel
• Tool balancing basics
• Grooving can be bumpy
• Optimization for hire
• Hybrid manufacturing essentials
• Beyond conventional machining
• Pick-and-place kit simplifies automation
• Lift-assist devices do the heavy work

• History of Joule, Watt and Coulomb
• Coolant questions
• Reusable respirators
• Out with the old machine, in with the more efficient
• Milling fixture tips
• Choose the proper grinding wheel
• Keeping track of micro parts
• Romi's D series gets makeover
• Manufacturing process can help part design
• Lights, action, video
• Cuckoo for Swiss machining

• Threading exotic metals
• Drilling through the void
• Tooling for a COVID-19 world
• Print large parts in one piece
• Big parts, big questions
• Machine axis checkup
• Using tool center point control
• Digging into data mining
• Salary Survey: COVID-19 report
• Salary Survey: Outlook for manufacturers
• Salary Survey: A tale of two respondents
• 2020 Salary Survey

• History of Hertz, Newton and Pascal
• Detect spindle anomalies
• Chip control while turning
• Tool coatings covered
• Ballscrew breakthrough
• The allure of aluminum
• Buying an established shop
• Perks of fiber lasers
• Moving machines via hovercraft
• CTE subscribers still at work
• Learn the ins and outs of centerless grinding

• Desire for data
• Fixture flexibility at the shop
• Automation keeps 'manhandling' to a minimum
• Stay-at-home machine monitoring
• Experts in the 'black magic' of broaching
• Toolholders a critical connector
• When full-diameter steel slotting is the only option
• Collets up close
• Software evolves with industry
• Waterjetting: Get on script

• History of Ampere and Kelvin
• Protect processes, collect data
• Crafting craftspeople
• Coolant bucket brigade be gone
• The chuck stops here
• Meeting micromachining's need for speed
• Making the grade
• With carbide inserts, the choices are hard and tough
• Robotics reimagined for job shops
• Fastened for flight

• Printing large objects fast
• Magnets save spindle life
• Tools to bridge the skills gap
• Brushing away burrs
• CNC takes machine shops to new levels
• Avoid mishaps with oil mist control best practices
• Parts cleaning can be complicated
• Beware of expedited spindle repair
• Twin-spindle machining centers deserve a second look
• Machining a hardened ring gear

• Development of kilogram and second
• How to avoid embedded particles
• Speed up delivery with the EdgeX4
• How to eliminate machining saddle burrs
• Crash avoidance without simulation
• AI checks spindle health
• Cut waste at the machine tool
• Moldmaker still family owned after 122 years
• Coolant management best practices
• Fight coolant foaming

• Carbon shows superhard potential
• The benefits of multifunctional metrology
• Machine maintenance and monitoring tips
• A look inside Wisconsin Engraving Co.
• 2 steps forward for spindles
• EDM shop finds fix with robotic automation
• Mechanized marvel
• Successfully slotting with aluminum
• ‘Recipes’ to help machinists
• New developments promise change for turning

• Lightweight tools for e-mobility
• When to shift from rapid feed to roughing
• Taming data overload
• Magnetic workholders reduce setup, changeover times
• Milling setup tricks
• Machine maintenance programs boost bottom line
• Machine tool common language controversy
• What is your shop wasting?
• International system of units overview
• Ream a 'hole' lot better with replaceable heads

A collaboration between CTE and Seco Tools, this digital supplement offers insight into optimized roughing and the critical factors that govern success or failure with this milling strategy. Download the PDF or page through our flipbook to read more about optimized roughing best practices and view a four-part video series featuring advice from Jay Ball, Seco product manager, solid milling.