Machining

Tapping medical parts requires unique considerations not required in general-purpose machining.

'Lightweighting' vehicles through the use of magnesium parts can improve vehicle mileage and impact resistance, among other benefits.

A 420 stainless steel part is ground on a Monza 410 centerless grinder at M&S Centerless Grinding.

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, fields a question from a shop taking smaller and smaller finishing passes and several spark-out passes in order to get tight tolerances and a good surface finish. But the shop is having trouble getting the wheel to bite into the workpiece.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers series GN 722.2 Square Spring Latches with Flange for Surface Mounting.

KBC Tools & Machinery added the KBC CNC Vertical Milling Machine with Acu-Rite CNC to its machinery lineup.

CNC Software Inc.'s OptiRough is a new technique designed to remove large amounts of material quickly using its successful dynamic milling motion.

Mastercam from CNC Software Inc. is known for powerful NC programming, but it also delivers a suite of shop-tested design tools including 3D surfacing and solids.

Third Wave Systems introduced its newest machining modeling capabilities: part distortion and tool deflection.

Rustlick is excited to announce the release of a new premium, ultra-long lasting semi-synthetic coolant, Ultracut 380R.

As part of its multi-year Global Productivity Initiative, Greenleaf Corp. has announced the introduction of a new Silicon Nitride ceramic insert grade, GSN-100.

Engis Corp. offers new ElectroMill diamond and cubic boron nitride (CBN) electroplated wheels for indexable milling applications.