Cutting Tool Engineering March 15, 2025

March 2025

March 2025 focuses on smarter shop systems, combining generative-design machining, workholding, tool monitoring and software modernization with coverage of deburring, sliding-head tooling and coolant delivery in grinding.

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Bringing Generative Designs To Life

Shop asked to machine a capture lid mechanism designed using generative AI that was to play a role in collecting Mars samples and returning them to Earth.

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Our Content Overfloweth: Industry Trends & Analysis

With our March issue overflowing with content, we included teasers in the Table of Contents for online access to the Lead Angle and Industry News section.

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Precision Workholding Q&a: 5-Axis Machining

EMUGE-FRANKEN precision workholding product manager emphasizes tighter tolerances and complex geometries in Q&A about evolving manufacturing challenges.

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Working Smarter: Turning Performance

Machinist's Corner column notes that shops today have computer-controlled feedback loops because they need to work smart to remain competitive.

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Exit Nozzle: A Good Idea?

Shop asks the Grinding Doc to address whether mounting a nozzle at the wheel/workpiece exit point can improve coolant effectiveness in grinding operations.

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Designed For Change: Turning Performance

When parts are small and space is tight inside sliding head machines, a new holding system offers fast tool changes and a wide variety of cutting options.

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Learn To Ride The Technology Wave

Debut Software Savvy column urges industry leaders to look for tell-tale signs that it's time to modernize their software portfolios to remain competitive.

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Taking The Edge Off: Design & Engineering

Aluminum's malleability makes it a go-to material for many machining applications, but that same quality also presents a challenge — burr formation.

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Keep The Machine Doors Closed

The ultimate goal of tool-monitoring technologies is to help shops keep their machine tool doors closed longer — because open doors let the money out.

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A Positive Change: Medical Manufacturing

Poor tool life and problems with chip control and surface finishes can be particularly consequential for medical manufacturers.

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