Machining

Bring damaged components back into spec. A flexible cylinder hone.

Have you noticed job candidates and the people you're dealing with across the business world are increasingly from other countries?

A method of lubricating and cooling a machined workpiece using supercritical CO2.

How shops can help keep groundwater clean and be green in other ways.

The Grinding Doc offers an upbeat take on tri-grit wheels.

Episode 60 of the Grinding Doc Video Series involves a shop that was cylindrical grinding a 50mm diameter part that proved to be out of spec despite in-process gauging that showed otherwise. About the Grinding Doc Video Series: Thanks to his work as an independent grinding consultant and the author of the "Ask the Grinding Doc" column in Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, Dr.

Posted as a supplement to "Variations on a theme," a feature article published in the June 2015 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering, this video shows Millstar's indexable-insert milling tools machining aluminum. Tried-and-true aluminum alloys continue to do the job for multiple applications, and toolmakers have enhanced their offerings to more effectively machine a metal that's generally considered easy to cut.

The National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS), a standards and certification body, and the Gene Haas Foundation (GHF), which provides scholarships to schools for students entering technical training programs, are partnering to provide scholarship funds directly to select SkillsUSA students.

Mitutoyo America Corp. announces the release of the latest LEGEX ultrahigh accuracy CNC coordinate measuring machine.

The "MBT" series of manual indexing tables from Indexing Technologies Inc. incorporate a precision HIRTH coupling (face gear) for optimal positioning accuracy, repeatability and rigidity.

The versatile and efficient combination bench and belt grinder from Palmgren eliminates the need for multiple machines.

The latest version of OPEN MIND's CAM/CAD suite hyperMILL will include a host of new optimizations, machining strategies and intuitive features that can further exploit the possibilities of modern CNC machines whilst enhancing ease of use.