Surface Strategy
Parts that meet drawing dimensions can still end up as scrap if they lack surface integrity.
Operation / Process
Fabrication & Cutting
Chip off the Hard Block
A new laser machining center laser ablates 3-D profiles in superhard cutting tools.
Straight to a round
Parts manufacturers should head straight to their high-strength round inserts to turn nickel-base alloys.
Clean, green and lean
Shops can be both lean and green by using work cell-based approach to parts washing and environmentally friendly cleaning compounds and technologies.
One company, one staff, one mission
Manager's Desk column for the May 2009 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
Burr tabs
The cost of burrs in manufacturing are surprisingly high. Tracking and reducing costs or--better yet--minimizing burr formation can improve productivity.
Get your slice of the federal stimulus pie
April 2009 Manager's Desk column
Tools With Abrasive Personalities
Machining polymetric composite materials with single-layer diamond abrasive tools.
Wheels Up
New materials, the need for lightweight parts and the burgeoning size of some aircraft challenge manufacturers of landing gear components.
Strong Marketing is Always Critical
Manager's Desk
Credit: Extend or not to extend?
February 2009 Manager's Desk column
SURFCAM Velocity 4 for HSM
January 2009 Get With The Program column