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Look out below: Drilling Performance
I don't like bringing this up, but two key metalworking markets -- defense and energy -- are in a bit of trouble.
Discounts and increases: People & Companies
I strive to start each year on a positive note, but 2015 sure hasn't taken long to throw us our first challenging management scenario.
A clear view on vision panels
The cutting zone in a machine tool is dangerous.
Bad parts? Check the tailstock
Every lathe and grinder operator has, at one time or another, struggled with workpieces that are out of round, tapered or have poor finish.
Finding an app for that
After acquiring my first iPhone, I searched the Internet for apps to use in the shop.
Put your finger right there!
A shop I once worked at had a beautiful cast iron welding table.
Elements for successful endmilling
When an endmill efficiently makes chips, everybody is happy: the end user, the parts buyer, and the cutting tool manufacturer and distributor.
Battling grinding burn
Dear Doc: I battle burn and long cycle times when grinding ODs in bearing.
Cryogenic machining systems can extend tool life and reduce cycle times
Efficient removal of heat from the tool/workpiece interface is the main route to high-productivity machining.
Setting the table: Drilling Performance
Table-type horizontal boring mills add versatility to machine shops.
Leaning towards lean: Turning Performance
A journey of waste reduction and continuous improvement for machine shops.
Micromachine for max accuracy
Accurately machine EDM electrodes used to produce micromolds for medical parts.
Endmills that can take the heat
Efficiently machine stainless steel parts without breaking endmills.
Fine and stable core: General Industry Coverage
Ceramic core material that improves jet engine fuel efficiency.
Meeting a challenge: General Industry Coverage
Cast beryllium-aluminum parts.
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