Machining

Three related manufacturing companies have launched new Web sites. Contour Precision Group, a manufacturer of complex prismatic parts; Huffman LLC, a builder of profile grinding machines, laser powder fusion cladding and welding machines and waterjet machines; and Springfield Manufacturing LLC, a provider of advanced manufacturing solutions, are all based in Clover, S.C.

The Shop Operations column suggests that you should use every tool, trick and option at your disposal to get jobs out the door as quickly as possible because speed and momentum reduce costs when applied to part processing.

Eliminate component degradation on tool grinding machines. Switching to a low-viscosity, cobalt-inhibited, hydrocracked synthetic grinding oil.

Extend tool life when machining titanium vertebrae implants and supports. A shrink-fit collet and collet chuck system.

Reduce downtime on three aging horizontal machining centers. Replace them with two new HMCs.

Machinist's Corner columnist Michael Deren recounts how he responded when upper management issued a directive to increase throughput.

Two basic strategies exist to minimize the Abbé error in machine tools: eliminate the causes or compensate the result, according to the Machine Technology column in the July 2013 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Look Ahead column in July 2013 issue eyes a new CVD technology for depositing thicker coatings on turning inserts.

A second Look Ahead item features a micromachine that performs up to seven machining operations.

The national conversation about the "skills gap" and its role in manufacturing continues to simmer, writes Alan Rooks of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, in his Lead Angle column for the July 2013 issue.

If you're new to 5-axis machining, simulation software can help you efficiently set up a post-processor and verify the strategies coming from the CAM system, according to this month's Get With the Program column.

High-pressure, through-coolant drilling provides a host of benefits.