Adapt or die: Industry Trends & Analysis
Lead Angle is the editorial opinion for Cutting Tool Engineering. The editorial this month examines the myth that the U.S. doesn't manufacture anything anymore.
Operation / Process
Grinding (Surface, Cylindrical, Tool & Cutter)
Latest in Grinding (Surface, Cylindrical, Tool & Cutter)
Finding the sweet spot
One wheel sales guy says finding the sweet spot on a wheel is all about material-removal rates. Another guy keeps talking about wheel speed. A shop turned to Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, to find out who's right in the 17th episode of the video series.
The 10 percent dressing rule
Grinding Doc column from the February 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine explains the 10 percent grinding rule and offers other grinding advice.
High-Velocity Grind: General Industry Coverage
Strategies for grinding HVOF-coated aerospace parts.
Spindle vs. Spindle
Faced with two machines exactly the same, except that one has a newer spindle, a grinding shop wants to know if there's a way to determine if the newer spindle is stiffer than the older one on the other machine. Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, analyzes the situation in the 16th episode of the video series.
AN 350 Tube Expander Fittings
J.W. Winco Inc., a leading supplier of standard industrial machine components, announced it now offers series AN 350 Tube Expander Fittings, as part of its new complete line of tube connection and conveyor components.
W24-230 Angle Grinder
Metabo Corp. has added a new large angle grinder to its Metabo Metal Masters series.
Dynogrind Spindle
Dynomax Inc. introduces its new Dynogrind spindle series designed specifically for robotic grinding of abrasive materials such as glass, ceramic, composite and forged materials.
Wheel consumption
A shop performing continuous-dress, creep-feed grinding on nickel alloys contacted Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, for advice on battling burn while reducing wheel consumption. Check out Badger's response in the 15th episode of the video series.
ZE40A Gear Grinder
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has developed a universal gear grinding machine, the ZE40A, which is capable of high-precision machining of various sizes of gears up to 600mm in diameter.
ZE15B Gear Grinding Machine
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) has developed a new gear grinding machine, the ZE15B suitable for volume production of gears up to 150 millimeters in diameter.
KNSE 12-150 Fillet Weld Grinder
Metabo Corp. offers the KNSE 12-150 Fillet Weld Grinder for finishing various metals, including stainless steel.
