Cutting Tool Engineering January 15, 2018

January 2018

January 2018 covers digital manufacturing, grinding practice, and workforce development. It also looks at deburring and workholding and fixturing.

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Cybersecurity defenses found lacking for manufacturers

A report from global cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab, Woburn, Mass., found that in the first half of 2017, manufacturing was the industry most susceptible…

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Eye-tracking studies said to reduce training time, improve safety

To reduce training time and improve worker safety in the high-risk environment of industrial manufacturing, Tobii Pro Insight administers eye-tracking studies.

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In Digital Manufacturing, the Product Is Intellectual Property

In the digitized manufacturing world that is being born, the product that a job shop produces is less a piece of machined metal and more a piece of…

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Machine monitoring lets manufacturers improve future processes

Machine monitoring lets manufacturers gather, analyze and share data to improve future processes.n

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On-machine finishing saves valve maker time, money

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Poll reveals CNC likes and dislikes

CTE's "CNC Chef," Bob Warfield, polled the readers of his CNCCookbook blog in September on what they like and dislike about their CNCs.

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Tips for preventing workhardening when boring

One of the challenges when boring workpiece materials susceptible to workhardening is recognizing whether the prebored hole is already workhardened.

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Setting the stages for Industry 4.0

As CTE Publications Inc.

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Learn and don’t repeat

Whether or not you believe in New Year's resolutions, starting any new year with optimism and a positive attitude is a worthy idea and can't hurt anything.

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Added dimensions boost accuracy: General Industry Coverage

Part quality can suffer if a machine tool cannot hold tolerances uniformly everywhere in its "working envelope," the box-shaped region that defines a…

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Flat stones for fine finishing

Abrasive stones commonly found in machine shops are fine for run-of-the-mill deburring and abrading, but absolutely not suitable for precision stoning.

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Silo systems can’t maintain equipment

Some parts manufacturers try to manage their computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) with Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, Microsoft Access data-bases…

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Raising the level of skills

Michael Deren, who writes the Machinist's Corner column for CTE, spent the holidays reflecting on a couple of events from 2017.

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FMSes uncork bottlenecks: Turning Performance

Top managers at three manufacturers weigh in on the merits of flexible manufacturing systems.

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Starting mass finishing: General Industry Coverage

There is much to consider when choosing a mass-finishing system, what with operational variables from machine size and design to cutting media, compound…

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Speeding up lubrication: General Industry Coverage

The Röhm Lubritool enables automatic lubrication of tool-clamping sets.

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A here-and-now gage: Turning Performance

The Heidenhain Specto 3087 RC length gage reportedly increases productivity and efficiency, particularly in applications where it's not possible to clamp the…

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