PowerCut 400 and 700 Plasma Cutting Packages
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products introduces the PowerCut 400 and PowerCut 700 manual plasma cutting packages.
Operation / Process
Machining
NHC-100ND Cutoff System
Pat Mooney Inc. — The Saw Company offers the Nishijimax NHC-100ND Cutoff System, which features an exclusive patent-pending remnant reduction device to greatly reduce the amount of the remnant in auto cycle.
Grit size matters
Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, discusses the importance of grit size in the 32nd episode of the video series.
Thread milling, simplified
Thread milling may seem exotic, but any shop can do it.
Erecting better productivity
END USER: 80/20 Inc., (260) 248-8030, www.8020.net. CHALLENGE: Overcoming limitations of older machine tools that could each only perform one step when making a part. SOLUTION: New CNC machine tools with more capabilities and flexibility. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Haas Automation Inc., (800) 331-6746, www.haascnc.com
Fueling improvements
Using continuous improvement to reach automotive fuel-economy goals.
Boosting capacity with one and done
END USER: PDQ Corp., (860) 529-9051, www.pdqcorp.com. CHALLENGE: Find a more efficient method for machining complex, tight-tolerance parts primarily for the aerospace industry. SOLUTION: Two 6-axis mill/turn machine tools. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Eurotech, (352) 799-5223, www.eurotechelite.com
Colo. shop’s success spurs expansion
Yesenia Salcedo, senior editor of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, interviews Steve McLean, president of contract manufacturer WP Manufacturing, Longmont, Colo.
Ready, aim, machine
END USER: Evolution Gun Works Inc., (215) 538-1012, www.egwguns.com. CHALLENGE: Boost productivity when machining gun parts. SOLUTION: A high-performance endmill. SOLUTION PROVIDER: SGS Tool Co., (330) 688-6667, www.sgstool.com
Cutting multiple-start threads
Shop Operations columnist Tom Lipton writes about cutting multiple-start threads on a manual lathe in the September 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Improvement via Kaizen events
Machinist's Corner columnist Michael Deren observes the importance of speaking with the people working in the area of the assembly line that has been targeted for improvement.
Machine Tool product review for September 2012
A review of machine tool products as published in the September 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.