Machining

Get with the Program column, Get with the program

Shop Operations column for the September 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Machine Technology column for the September 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Machinist's Corner column for the September 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Manager's Desk column for the September 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Machining P/M steels for powertrain parts is tough, but answers abound.

Watch a video presentation from Seco Tools LLC about the tools and techniques suggested for machining powdered metallurgy. The company reports that inserts with Seco Tool's Duratomic CVD aluminum-oxide coating can work well for P/M components. The Duratomic technology promotes growth of coating crystals in certain crystallographic directions to improve coating properties.

Using the TriboMAM compact CNC lathe attachment, M4 Sciences President Jeffrey A. Bougher and Tsugami Rem SalesApplications Engineer Bob Budnovitch demonstrate the production of a stainless steel bone screw at the Tsugami booth during IMTS 2010.

Mike Hill, vice president of sales and marketing for PRAB, Kalamazoo, Mich., provides an overview of the briquetting operation featured at the PRAB booth during IMTS 2010.

Watch the 12th episode of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series as host Dr. Jeffrey Badger helps a shop decide if it's a bad idea to gauge whether it gets burn by looking for burn marks on the part.

Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp., Cutting Tool Div.'s MFPN facemill accepts PNMU inserts, which have a double-sided, pentagonal design that provides 10 cutting edges per insert.

Aug. 2010 — Designed to make tapping easier, Speedaire Hand Tappers from W.W. Grainger Inc. are ideal for general-purpose tapping.