Machining

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Tom Lipton

Tips for effective finish work

Shop Operations columnist Tom Lipton shares his tips for performing effective finish work in the July 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Gear maker solves tool puzzles

Increase chip control and prolong tool life when producing gears. Switching inserts.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

The wind whispers bigger

Machine larger and more complex parts for the energy industry. A horizontal boring mill for machining parts up to 10' long.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

CNC upgrade drives engine maker’s productivity

Extend the life cycle of machine tools that produce engine crankshafts and cylinder blocks. Upgraded CNC systems.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Keith Jennings

Getting big-company business

If growth is part of your business model, landing contracts from the big guys can help fuel that growth and generate healthy revenue streams.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Michael Deren

Warming up for IMTS

Put on your walking shoes and head over to your local manufacturer's event and start preparing for IMTS.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Dr. Scott Smith

Hydrostatic bearings support heavy loads

Dr. Scott Smith of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte discusses the benefits of hydrostatic bearings in his Machine Technology column for the July 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Articles • July 1, 2014

Skills gap or training gap?

Machine shop managers in various regions across the country say they have struggled to fill open positions, and that the job applicants they get often do not have the requisite skills. But the experience of one shop in Massachusetts suggests that the real problem isn't a lack of willing job applicants as much as it is a lack of pertinent training programs.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • John R. Besse

Testing: The ups and downs of wheel performance when creep-feed grinding

Results from testing aluminum-oxide vitrified-bond wheels and diamond wheels in three different bond systems show the proper diamond roll dresser design, application methods and wheel specification can help manufacturing engineers achieve optimal results from continuous-dress, creep-feed (CDCF) grinding.

Articles • July 1, 2014 • Christopher Tate

Understanding Cutting Equations

Learn cutting tool equations like SFM, chip load, spindle speed, and feed rate to optimize machining efficiency and improve precision in metalworking.

Products • July 1, 2014

AdvantEdge Version 6.4

Third Wave Systems has released version 6.4 of AdvantEdge.

Products • July 1, 2014

Hi-FeedMidi Milling Cutters

Ingersoll Cutting Tools says its Hi-FeedMidi high-feed milling cutters with strong, positive rake face angles, four insert indexes, rigid clamping and high tensile screws provide efficient, worry-free, cost-effective machining.