Machining

Videos • January 15, 2009

Multitask Machines

Editor's Note: This video report is presented as a supplement to Cutting Tool Engineering's January cover story, "Down-hole, High-tech." The animation from Phillips Engineering Technologies was created to clearly illustrate the operation of a twin-ram vertical turning lathe.

Articles • January 1, 2009 • Frank Marlow, P.E.

Holemaking operations

January 2009 Shop Operations column

Articles • January 1, 2009 • George Weimer

HSM: What’s right for you?

HSM: What's the optimal speed for a given operation?

Articles • January 1, 2009

Staying Sharp January 2009

Staying Sharp, Manager's Desk, Part Time, Machine Technology, Shop Operations, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner

Articles • January 1, 2009 • Herbert Kauper

Walk On By

Carbide drill with unique design reportedly minimizes walking while extending tool life.

Articles • January 1, 2009 • Bill Kennedy

Building bridges

Quality Industries Inc. has always been quick to react to new trends by reinventing itself.

Articles • January 1, 2009 • Daniel McCann

Super Drills

Increasingly sophisticated drills enable shops to tackle nickel-based superalloys with ease.

Articles • January 1, 2009 • Bill Fiorenza

Hard Made Easier

Case histories and comments about hard milling in die and mold shops.

Articles • January 1, 2009 • Edmund Isakov, Ph.D.

Face Off

Keys to maximizing productivity when facemilling steel.

Articles • January 1, 2009 • Bill Kennedy

Down-hole, High-tech

Production of precise, tough oil-field components demands the use of sophisticated multitask machines.

Videos • December 15, 2008

Double Duty

Data Flute CNC's Cliff Flynn, director of research and new product development, gets rough with the company's AFDH finishing tool in this 5-minute report. Flynn noted that the demonstration provided at IMTS 2008 was purposely aggressive on the finishing tool to underscore its finishing ability.

Articles • December 1, 2008 • Alan Richter

Grinding’s Blackest Art

Centerless grinding is often viewed as overly complex, but a look at the process' fundamentals reveals otherwise.