December 2017
Articles in this issue
Manufacturing Day … every day
The mood of MFG Day, the annual celebration of U.S. manufacturing that took place Oct. 6, doesn't cease after the plant tours and information sessions end and …
Cutting oil fire risk requires precautions
The risk of fire from the use of cutting oil in machining operations is one of the reasons that many manufacturers avoid cutting oil.
Manufacturing dignity for patients
Dignity Medical Solutions has developed a novel technology that helps manage incontinence in the form of a device called TIMO, which provides the benefits and …
Manufacturing Parts in Outer Space
The ultimate goal for Made In Space Inc. is that everything in space will be made in space, according to Matt Napoli, the company's vice president of in-space …
Autonomous milling goes the distance
A portable CNC machine tool that mills, cuts and engraves flat surfaces, including sheet metal and aluminum, has a giant of a name: Goliath.
Flexible, accurate edge inspection
When choosing an edge inspection and burr detection system, users generally try to balance accuracy and speed. The EdgeInspect system from Novacam Technologies…
Modular toolholder finds its groove
END USER: Premier Industries, (763) 786-4020, www.premierind.us. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Horn USA Inc., (888) 818-HORN, www.hornusa.com. CHALLENGE: Reduce cycle tim…
Turning to improvisation to meet customer needs
When turning parts, shop improvised to meet customers' needs.n
Poll offers snapshot of what matters to CNC users
The CNC Cookbook software developer recently polled its 100,000 newsletter subscribers to find out what they most value and most dislike about their CNCs.n
Quick-change-jaw systems for chucks offer multiple benefits
Chucks with quick-change jaws help high-mix, low-volume parts manufacturers to spend as much time as possible in the cut rather than setting up.
Rebuilding a CNC machine takes skill and money. Is it worth it?
Rebuilding a CNC machine tool is expensive, but the result is a machine that is as good as, and often better than, the original, according to this feature arti…
As economic outlooks go, 2018 is looking up
As 2017 winds down, economists and experts agree that manufacturing has had a good year and growth should continue throughout 2018 in the U.S. and globally.
Avoiding chatter resonance
The Grinding Doc helps a shop experiencing chatter as its grinding wheel goes from 3" to 2" running at a constant 10,000 sfm.
From machine to CAM programming
The Get With the Program column in the December 2017 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering highlights one shop's process for implementing CAM software.
Convertible headstocks becoming the norm on Swiss-style machines
When convertible spindles for Swiss-style CNC lathes were introduced a decade or so ago, many in the industry said they were only a fad. Yet those naysayers ha…
Clever tools for finding an edge
The Shop Operations column in the December 2017 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering covers a few clever tools for finding an edge.
Large vertical lathes available at reasonable prices
Look in a couple of nooks in the machine tool market and you'll find what appear to be bargains for those buying big.
Shop owners need to review costs of services at year’s end
Here's something that every shop should consider doing from time to time: a careful evaluation of the many business services and internal processes required to…