Machining

Articles • June 1, 2012 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Cranking up feed rates

I use resin- and metal-bond diamond wheels and used to manually stick them. Now our machine does it automatically and I don't have the "feel" to determine if the wheel is being stuck hard enough. Is there a way to know how fast I should stick?

Articles • June 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Flexible gear milling

A new method for producing gears on mill/turn machines

Articles • June 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Replacement parts

Ceramic parts help solve problems caused by metal and plastic implants.

Articles • June 1, 2012

Under control

Understanding and controlling wheel truing and dressing forces when rotary plunge dressing.

Articles • June 1, 2012

Starter kit

Some holemaking technologies have eliminated the need for spot drills, but they're still useful when the 'perfect' hole is required.

Articles • June 1, 2012

Machine Tool product review for June 2012

The CTE editorial staff offers a machine tool product review.

Articles • June 1, 2012

Linear motion via ballscrew drives

Linear motion of machine tool axes is often achieved using screws and nuts.

Articles • June 1, 2012

Turning and hobbing combined

END USER: Mercury Marine, (920) 929-5000, www.mercurymarine.com. CHALLENGE: To increase productivity when machining driveshafts and propeller shafts. SOLUTION: A lathe with a hob assembly. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: Okuma America Corp., (704) 588-7000, www.okuma.com

Articles • June 1, 2012

Software increases spindle utilization

END USER: Mainland Machine, (805) 543-7149, www.mainlandmachine.com. CHALLENGE: Increase spindle run times. SOLUTION: CAM system that enables efficient programming when machining with custom fixture plates. SOLUTION PROVIDER: DP Technology Corp., (805) 388-6000, www.dptechnology.com

Products • May 12, 2012

Jenoptik Wavemove Measuring System

The new Jenoptik Wavemove automated surface roughness and contour measuring system includes up to seven CNC axes for complete high-accuracy measurement and evaluation of complex shaft or prismatic parts such as automotive crankshaft, cylinder heads, engine blocks, transmission housings, and more on the production floor, close to manufacturing processes.

Products • May 12, 2012

NPT Taper Pipe Taps

Emuge Corp. has introduced a line of NPT Taper Pipe Taps that features a newly developed flute form with variable skip tooth geometry.

Products • May 12, 2012

Type 9129A Turret Lathe Cutting Force Measurement System

Kistler has introduced the Type 9129A, a three-component system, designed to offer high-precision measurements of cutting tool machinery forces of up to 8 kN, when turning outside and inside turret lathe diameters, in support of critical manufacturing process monitoring requirements.