Magazines

Magazines • October 1, 2017

October 2017

Look Ahead: All together now Look Ahead: Securing robots’ ‘personal space’ Productive Times: Slicing through the challenge Modular fixturing pros and cons Navigating safety regulations Shop considers investing in 5-axis machining Get With the Program: Right from wrong Shop Operations: It’s hip to be square Machinist’s Corner: A look at D-O-W-N-T-I-M-E Chamfers and countersinks halt...

Magazines • September 1, 2017

September 2017

Look Ahead: Small advances in watwerjet Productive Times: Sold on a cell Investing in streamlined plant operations boosts profit Shop credits timing for successful holemaking operations Aerospace supplier lives up to challenges Alternatives to steep tapers Machinist’s Corner: Show customers you care Get With the Program: Controlling the shop floor Machine Technology: No-hands tool changing...

Magazines • August 1, 2017

August 2017

Choosing a parts-marking method depends on the application Look Ahead: Trochoidal endmill (over)laps competition Look Ahead: Titanic robot, tiny tolerances Low-wattage lasers: faster, gentler, eco-friendly Factors affecting proper coolant application when grinding Lessons learned from threading nuts, bolts for gas turbines Process creates steel that’s a-peeling CAD/CAM software for ultraprecision machining Explosive deburring ideal for...

Magazines • July 1, 2017

July 2017

The fundamentals of industrial sawing Look Ahead: an oscillating laser head for joining, cutting Look Ahead: a novel 3D-connector inspection system Productive Times: a high-torque conversion Productive Times: Productivity times savings Determining when a custom toolholder is a better option Machinist’s Corner: New kid on the block Shop Operations: Get your bearings Abrasive waterjets now...

Magazines • June 1, 2017

June 2017

Look Ahead: Point-and-click robot control Look Ahead: 3D printing picks up the pace Scanning a hypercar Productive Times: Kick out the jams Productive Times: From dovetails to dimples Trim waste with proactive environmental program Routing new composite materials requires new solutions Success detected for noncontact inspection Dry, tight fluid connectors require the right tool Ask...

Magazines • May 1, 2017

May 2017

Look Ahead: Fast process for depositing ultrahard coatings Look Ahead: A grinding machine designed for sintered ceramics Overview of parts deburring Small shops warm up to work cells Shop Profile: From pewter to ultraprecision CNC machine tools Demand rises for ultrahard-material cutting machines Machining 3D-printed metal Cutting tool and CAM collaboration Lead Angle: Rise of...

Magazines • April 1, 2017

April 2017

Choosing the right boring tool Rapid prototyping on a CNC machine tool MTU America: Machining parts for large diesel engines The Knee Mill: Still Standing Swiss Smarts Machine Technology: Fine points of modern sharpening Workforce: Finders Keepers Ask The Grinding Doc: Grinding steel shafts puts shop in ‘fowl’ mood Shop Operations: Workholder setup reduction Chicago-based...

Magazines • March 1, 2017

March 2017

EDM focus turns to throughput, ease of use, automation Hybrid machine tools for moldmakers 6 tips for improving turning operations Honing seen as capable, but underused finishing process Packaging with care Machine tool school days Kennametal CEO’s take on simplifying production Reaping the benefits of lights-out machining Culture-changing tools OSHA’s SHARP program for small businesses...

Magazines • February 1, 2017

February 2017

Lead Angle: Sounds of the season Cover Story: Pint-sized precision The age of aqueous cleaning Successful threadmaking requires the right gages Broaching a blind keyway with an inserted tool Live tooling capabilities on the rise 3 views of manufacturing Automating thread inspection on tubular goods Prize turns quick profit for waterjet machine winner Manager’s Desk:...

Magazines • January 1, 2017

January 2017

Lead Angle: Manufacturing and millennials Cover Story: Through-coolant toolholders: efficient, economical Tips, techniques for nonperpendicular holemaking Experts assess current, future inspection technologies Enduring attachments Manager’s Desk: Being the face of your shop Machinist’s Corner: Lean from 30,000 feet Machine Technology: Financing your next machine tool Talking Shop: A Custom Grind Get With The Program: Optimization...

Magazines • December 1, 2016

December 2016

Lead Angle: Going to New Orleans A quick-start guide to centerless grinding Industry experts predict better, but not great year Turning hardened materials presents challenges, opportunities Pros & cons of parts marking methods Tracing sinker EDMing back to its original spark Manager’s Desk: Tougher & wiser in times of turmoil Ask the Grinding Doc: Setting...

Magazines • November 1, 2016

November 2016

Cutting Tool Engineering’s annual Buyers Guide issue. Manufacturers Index Distributors Index Machine Shop Index