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AI to guide cutting tool selection in the future
Engineers who currently ask humans for advice about cutting tool selection will one day direct their questions to advisers derived from artificial intelligence.
Design-software leader (and good talker) resigns as CEO of Autodesk
Forward-looking, funny, Cornell University mathematics major Carl Bass resigned his Autodesk post as CEO on Feb.
Live tooling capabilities on the rise
Live tooling's capabilities have increased greatly in recent years.
Metalworking Product Review: February 2017
The Metalworking Product Review in the February 2017 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering features: Heller Machine Tools, FP 4000 5-axis HMC with twin drives in…
Prize turns quick profit for waterjet machine winner
What would you do if you won a waterjet cutting machine?
The age of aqueous cleaning
U.S. manufacturing industry is transitioning from solvent-based cleaning to water-based cleaning products.
Thrufeed centerless OD grinding: Parameter relationships and troubleshooting
On many work parts, the outside diameter (OD) needs to be highly accurate.
Ask The Grinding Doc: Decrease diameter, increase speed
Dear Doc: I installed a variable-speed drive on a cylindrical grinder.
Machine Technology: Alternatives to hand-feeding machines
More lathe purchasers are choosing automated material handling options, according to the February 2017 Machine Technology column by Bill Leventon.
Manager’s Desk: Inspiration from immigration
There have been days when it was easy to be a pessimist and see the glass as half-empty.
Shop Operations: Becoming familiar with a machine
Have a person familiar with a machine go over it with you.
Workholding: Secured by suction: General Industry Coverage
Vacuum workholding can securely grip difficult-to-hold parts, according to the February 2017 Workholding column in Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Sounds of the season: Industry Trends & Analysis
Working in the bleak midwinter while the metalcutting sector transitions through a downturn sounds like a recipe for the blues.
Automating thread inspection on tubular goods
According to Autonetics LLC, automated gaging units (AGUs) for threads are hot.
Pint-sized precision: Medical Manufacturing
If you enjoy the growl of heavy milling cuts, the machine-gun sound of chips striking glass and the heady odor of superheated cutting fluid, a compact…
Broaching a blind keyway with an inserted tool
Being able to broach a blind keyway while keeping the part on the same CNC machine tool used to perform the other machining operations provides a significant…
Successful threadmaking requires the right gages
Thread cutting is as close to artistic expression as one typically gets in a machine shop.
3 views of manufacturing: People & Companies
It's been a long crusade for many manufacturers: the battle against an out-of-date public perception of manufacturing as dirty, repetitive work that's…
Look Ahead: Calibration celebration: General Industry Coverage
Calibrating a multiple-axis machining center is one of those time-consuming but necessary tasks that parts makers have to accept.
Look Ahead: Low-temperature PVD coating
The Look Ahead department covers a low-temperature PVD coating, free of charge, in the February 2017 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
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