Staying Sharp December 2008: People & Companies
Manager's Desk, Machine Technology, Shop Operations, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner
Operation / Process
Machining
Latest in Machining
Evolution of a Tool’s Revolution
Putting a spin on turning tools results in up to a 2,000 percent increase in tool life and opens the door to new turning techniques.
Grinding’s Blackest Art
Centerless grinding is often viewed as overly complex, but a look at the process' fundamentals reveals otherwise.
Turn Right: Turning Performance
Thread turning is a well-known but not well-understood practice. Toolmakers recommend how to do it the right way.
Military Strategies: General Industry Coverage
Small shops can take advantage of big opportunities by making military parts.
Staying Sharp October 2008: People & Companies
Manager's Desk, Machine Technology, Shop Operations, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner
Uncommon Knowledge: General Industry Coverage
A joint Sandvik Coromant and Mazak seminar provided counterintuitive information on the metalworking market in general and machining heat-resistant superalloys in particular.
Cutting Round in Circles: General Industry Coverage
A demonstration application shows that trochoidal milling can cut narrow, wavy slots in hardened steel at up to 12 times the normal rates.
Dress for Success: General Industry Coverage
There are several ways EDM builders and machine shops can make micro-electrodes for sinker EDMs. One popular way is discharge dressing.
MicroEDM milling
As the Northeast U.S. representative for SARIX microEDM equipment, Leer Technologies Inc., Claverack, N.Y., spent the better part of EASTEC 2008 showing off the newest features of the SARIX-200 3D MicroEDM Milling machine.
Staying Sharp September 2008: People & Companies
Staying Sharp, Manager's Desk, Part Time, Machine Technology, Shop Operations, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner
Cutting Down on Cutting Fluids?
While using a single cutting fluid to machine and grind all workpiece materials may not be economically feasible, many machine shops can reduce their number of metalworking fluids.
