Machining

News • August 14, 2015

Oberg expands equipment and capacity

Contract manufacturer Oberg Industries, Freeport, Pa., has invested in new equipment to expand its production of medium and large machined components and assemblies.

News • August 5, 2015

Okuma expands warehouse, increases service

Charlotte, N.C.-based Okuma America Corp.'s newly-expanded warehouse increases the company's capacity for mechanical repair and exchange service, providing faster spindle and cam box replacement service, according to the company.

Articles • August 1, 2015 • Matthew Jaster

Pulling Chips

This month Cutting Tool Engineering covers a chip-pulling system developed for more efficient turning.

Articles • August 1, 2015 • Keith Jennings

Lemonade out of lemons

Manager's Desk column covers the ups and downs experienced in the shop this year lead to hard decisions, including staff reductions.

Articles • August 1, 2015 • Kip Hanson

Crib Sheet

Tool management systems prevent mistakes and boost the bottom line.

Articles • August 1, 2015 • Christopher Tate

CAM software considerations

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas (MHPSA) is setting up a new facility in Texas to support the service operation of our business. The new shop is fully operational, but decisions are still being made on items such as tooling and CAM systems.

Articles • August 1, 2015 • Alan Richter

Plan for the future

World-class manufacturers expand their production space for anticipated demand rather than attempting to catch up with current needs. This effort to always be ahead of the times was on display at Horn Technology Days, which took place June 17-19 and was hosted by Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH at its headquarters in Tübingen, Germany.

Articles • August 1, 2015 • Alan Richter

EDM upgrade jump-starts shop

Increase wire EDM capacity and cutting speed. Replace two old, technologically obsolete wire EDMs with two new ones.

Articles • August 1, 2015 • Robin Cave

Smoothing the evolution of CNC

While machine tool CNCs continue to evolve, one development expands that process beyond what a control typically represents. Mazak's Smooth Technology is a complete process-performance technology platform that spans the part production landscape from programming and setup to metal-removal operations to automation to data collection, monitoring and transfer.

Articles • August 1, 2015

Triple Threaders

A comparison of three threadmaking options.

Articles • August 1, 2015 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Multirib grinding wheels

A machinist who is cylindrical-grinding threads into hardened steel using multiple-rib, vitrified-bond, aluminum-oxide wheels is experiencing breakdown of the thread root, and turned to the Grinding Doc for help.

Products • August 1, 2015

Preset-Torque T Handles and Screwdrivers

SLOKY USA offers preset-torque T handles and screwdrivers for Torx and Torx-Plus screws for precision tightening of carbide inserts used in milling, turning, drilling, boring, threading and thread milling applications.