August 2010
Articles in this issue
Flowing into new business
END USER: Designers Metalcraft, (508) 378-0404, www.designersmetalcraft.com. CHALLENGE: Generate additional business from existing customers and prospects. SOL…
Creating the future of manufacturing
END USER: Brinkman Machine Tools and Manufacturing Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, (585) 475-6573, www.rit.edu/kgcoe/ise/brinkman. CHALLENGE: Te…
Drilling more for less
END USER: Western Forge & Flange Co., (800) 352-6433, www.western-forge.com. CHALLENGE: Reduce tooling costs when drilling forged materials. SOLUTION: TiAlN-co…
Shop math: Practice makes perfect
Shop Operations column for the August 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
Shop navigates recession, moves ahead
Talking Shop column for the August 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
Managing surface location error
Machine Technology column for the August 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
Avoiding high wheel wear
Ask the Grinding Doc column for the August 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
Cameras reveal valuable information
Manager's Desk column for August 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Liquid tools
Metalworking fluids can play a signifi cant role in boosting machining productivity when engineered to provide cooling and lubrication.
Grooving plus
Multifunction groove/turn tools stretch shops' defi nition of a grooving tool.
Nonsmooth move
Shops have many choices when texturing—rather than smoothing—part surfaces.
Tapping for oil
Like the parts they thread, taps for oil and gas parts can be complicated.
Vacuum assist
Vacuum workholding is catching on in new and different applications.
CTE 2010 Salary Survey
Read CTE's 2010 Salary Survey to learn which metalworking positions are up and which ones are down in earnings since the 2008 survey, and how benefit packages …
Smooth flight
Jet-engine manufacturing typically requires through-holes that accommodate fasteners for various components and subassemblies. These through-holes must be cham…