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Videos • April 23, 2025

Uncorking Innovation: Vargus USA Showcases New Tools on Bourbon With The Editor™

In this live episode of Bourbon With The Editor™, host Dennis Spaeth is joined by Joe Magee of Vargus USA for a spirited conversation featuring new tooling solutions from the latest Vargus catalog. While sipping Old Bones Single Barrel Rye—an uncut, 133.4-proof whiskey from Backbone Bourbon Company—the two dive into the cutting-edge innovations redefining thread turning, milling, and solid carbide tooling.​

Articles • April 19, 2025 • Robert M Layng

Tips and tricks for threading aluminum parts

Keep these pointers in mind — or easily accessible — to help your shop tap into its potential for threading aluminum.

Articles • April 19, 2025 • Dennis Spaeth

Workforce Reshoring

The May cover story explores the need to change the public's perception of manufacturing and the role workforce development plays in reshoring efforts.

Articles • April 19, 2025 • Brandt Taylor

Patent Primer – The Process

Machinist's Corner columnist Brandt Taylor walks readers through the key steps involved in applying for a utility patent.

Articles • April 19, 2025 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Varying The Workpiece Rpm

A shop asks the Grinding Doc to explain whether the option to vary the workpiece rpm on its cylindrical grinding machine is legit, and how it works.

Articles • April 19, 2025 • Jim Nielsen

Maximize thread quality when tapping aluminum alloys.

Aluminum alloys are popular in many industries because they offer a high strength-to-weight ratio, excellent thermal conductivity and corrosion resistance.

Articles • April 19, 2025 • Tyler Massey

Cybersecurity For Aerospace

With sensitive intellectual property, global supplier networks and connected technologies, the aerospace industry must make cybersecurity a priority.

Articles • April 18, 2025 • Dennis Spaeth

Urgency builds for workforce development solutions as manufacturing reshoring grabs headlines

CTE Publisher works with industry leaders Harry Moser, Terry Iverson and Roy Sweatman to explore the critical need to change the public's perception of manufacturing and the role of workforce development in the manufacturing industry's health and future, particularly in addressing the skilled labor shortage and how it may impact the reshoring efforts.

Articles • April 17, 2025

The Industry Needs You

Workforce Development & Perception-Shifting Initiatives — Links to learn about a variety of industry efforts aimed at the future health of U.S. manufacturing.

News • April 16, 2025

DN Solutions launches metal 3D printers at DIMF 2025

DN Solutions successfully hosted DIMF 2025 (DN Solutions International Machine Tool Fair) from April 2 to 5 in Busan and Changwonc, in South Korea. At the event, the company unveiled its new DLX series of metal 3D printers.

Products • April 15, 2025

The MZX

Spreitzer GmbH & Co. KG, a global supplier of mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electromechanical centric vises, has developed a new mechanical centric vise MZX that the company says is designed to meet the highest demands in workpiece clamping.

News • April 14, 2025

Sandvik appoints Johanna Kreft as new general counsel

Sandvik has appointed Johanna Kreft as executive vice president and general counsel, effective October 13, 2025.