Machining

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.

Videos • May 6, 2012

Dressing diamond etiquette

A shop turned to Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, to find out whether rotating the dressing diamond is really necessary. Check out his response in the 29th episode of the video series.

Articles • May 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Circular magnetic flux

The Look Ahead feature in the May 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering includes a linear cylindrical drive technology for wire EDMs.

Articles • May 1, 2012 • Edmund Isakov, Ph.D.

Understanding tangential cutting force when milling

The tangential cutting force and the cutting speed allow you to calculate the required machining power for an operation.

Articles • May 1, 2012

For practically any large-diameter boring job, there is a system that can get the job done

Boring is a common hole finishing operation, but boring large-diameter holes is a bit of a niche market. "Depending on the industry, you may only find a handful of shops in some areas capable of doing this type of work," said Ron West, global product manager for Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, Pa. "They have the larger equipment necessary to do this type of work on a regular basis."

Articles • May 1, 2012 • Michael Deren

Benefits of a material review board

A material review board can help determine if you're having vendor problems, suggests the Machinist's Corner column in the May 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Articles • May 1, 2012

The Russian spy

Check out the Shop Operations column in the May 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering to learn how a WWII-era Russian spy continues to serve as a cautionary tale about the perils of daydreaming.

Articles • May 1, 2012

Job one? Selling jobs!

Cutting Tool Engineering Editorial Director Alan Rooks ponders one of the metalworking industry's biggest challenges of late—filling numerous job vacancies.

Articles • May 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Friendly formulations

Applying 'green' coolant to maintain machining performance while being friendly to workers and the environment.

Products • April 12, 2012

Optiv Classic 321 GL tp Vision Measuring System

Hexagon Metrology released the Optiv Classic 321GL tp.