September 2013
Articles in this issue
The power behind shop automation
Diminishing numbers of skilled tradesmen in the workforce and the need to reduce production costs have caused machine tool automation to proliferate during the…
Machining the ‘unmachinable’
Tom Lipton, the author of Cutting Tool Engineering's Shop Operations column, shares a trick he learned that reveals an interesting use of relatively crash-proo…
Flute polishing boosts surface integrity
Improve cutting edge integrity and flute faces of cutting tools. A flute finishing process that uses a fine-grit, hybrid resin-bond flute polishing grinding wh…
Making the leap to MQL
Minimize lubricant for a mass-production cylinder head line. Switch to minimum quantity lubrication.
Robot to the rescue
Produce additional parts without investing in a new machine tool and eliminate manually bending parts. A robot that is flexible and easy to program and move.
Bigger is not always better
After working in the machining and fabrication business for 21 years, Keith Jennings, the Manager's Desk columnist for Cutting Tool Engineering, has concluded …
Rep’s pitch is high and outside
This month's Cutting Tool Engineering Machinist's Corner column asks, "Why waste everyone's time courting a new customer if you aren't prepared to accommodate …
Shrink-fit toolholder fundamentals
Part manufacturers are always challenged to achieve toolholding connections that are simple, repeatable and stiff, and shrink-fit toolholders provide those req…
Through the looking glass
An MTConnect app for Google Glass.
Cold, hard and thin
Ultrashort pulsed-laser deposition of diamond-like coatings.
Brave new world for manufacturing
Cutting Tool Engineering Editorial Director Alan Rooks ponders the impact additive manufacturing will make on the industry.
CAM initiatives help job shops succeed
When management smiles down upon CAM initiatives, shops can realize numerous benefits, according to the Get With The Program column in this month's Cutting Too…
How 3D Printing Speeds Up Automotive Prototyping
Producing prototype automotive parts via 3-D printing helps reduce time to market while boosting vehicle quality and fuel efficiency.
Software optional
Debating the need for CAM systems on Swiss-style machines.
Talking cure
The use of conversational programming is growing and may influence tomorrow's conventional machine controls.
Abrasive adaptation
Abrasive waterjet users can benefit by learning about the technology's expanding applicability.
High-speed holemaking
Electron beam drills make short work of microholes.
Sound advice: How to implement precision ultrasonic cleaning for medical parts and implants
When cleaning parts, there is general cleaning and then there is precision cleaning. Both types are important in medical device manufacturing, but precision cl…
Metalworking product review for September 2013
A collection of metalworking products for your review.