Machining

Articles • September 1, 2016 • Alan Richter

Overcoming the skills gap

People in the industry continue to proactively do something about overcoming the skills gap, and I'd like to highlight two such efforts.

Articles • September 1, 2016 • Evan Jones Thorne

Net-Working with specialty subscription websites

Specialty subscription websites bring together job shops and manufacturers looking to sub out work.

Articles • September 1, 2016 • James Harvey

Becoming familiar with CAM

Shop Operations column looks at the benefits of becoming familiar with CAM software.

Articles • September 1, 2016 • John Dauber

Proper mist collection necessary for shop floor safety

The metalworking fluids commonly applied during machining processes generate airborne mists that must be carefully controlled.

Articles • September 1, 2016 • Michael Deren

IMTS is the place to check your wish list

The trade show of trade shows—IMTS—is coming to Chicago's McCormick Place.

Articles • September 1, 2016 • Kip Hanson

Combination machines unlock capabilities

Combo machines bridge an important gap between manual and CNC equipment.

Articles • September 1, 2016 • Gary Kirchoff

A tale of two cutting tools: solid and indexable-insert drills

A look at the strengths and weaknesses of solid and indexable-insert drills.

Products • August 31, 2016

Hybrid Hole Drilling Machine

Synova and Makino are joining forces to offer the HybridCell, which combines the power of Synova's Laser MicroJet (LMJ) with Makino's leading edge EDM capabilities. It is a fully automated, manufacturing-ready, work cell that can handle a wide range of hole-drilling applications. The HybridCell consist of a MCS 500 cutting system, along with Makino's EDBV EDM hole-drilling machine. The system is available through Makino's extensive North American Single Source Technologies sales channel.

News • August 30, 2016

Machining Center May Hold Key To Connecticut’s Aerospace Future

"The 30-foot-by-35-foot pit in a concrete floor is empty, shiny and immaculate as it awaits the arrival of a massive machine for use by Connecticut manufacturers to cut, shape and do a range of other tasks with composite materials," writes Stephen Singer in the Hartford Courant. "At the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology in East Hartford, the large rectangular hole resembling a swimming pool and reaching a depth of 4 ft. in parts will be filled later this year by the 130,000-lb, high-speed industrial machine [that] will be used to shape, cut, grind and otherwise fashion aerospace and other industry components made of composites."

Products • August 30, 2016

Small Angle Grinders

In a major enhancement to its line of grinders, Robert Bosch Tool Corp. has rolled out a lineup of small angle grinders that reportedly feature some of the highest power, greatest durability and most safety-focused options in the power tool industry. This updated portfolio of corded and cordless angle grinders combines performance and overall tool lifetime with ergonomic design, including a reengineering of paddle-grip switches.

Products • August 30, 2016

Raptor-Ready Dovetail Blanks

Raptor-ready dovetail blanks from TCI Precision Metals are custom produced to your specifications and are machine-ready—order from one to thousands with quick turnaround. Each Raptor-ready dovetail blank includes a dovetail feature to match your specified fixture model and arrives machine-ready to go from receiving directly into your CNC machining centers.

Products • August 25, 2016

C-Cutter Mini

BIG KAISER Precision Tooling Inc. says the C-Cutter Mini enables milling at an ultrahigh feed rate. It offers a small cutting diameter and features a compact design that accepts four inserts, including ones as small as 0.197".