Cool Turning
Reviews of new turning centers from five machine tool builders.
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Turning: Alloys for Demanding Parts
Data on alloy steels and tool material grades to maximize turning efficiency. Guidelines for turning alloy steels.
Creeping Ahead: General Industry Coverage
Replacing milling and broaching with creep-feed grinding. Why more shops have replaced milling and broaching with creep-feed grinding.
Superabrasive Wheels: Multitask Diamond Wheel
Milling and grinding with a single-layer, metal-bond diamond wheel.
Staying Sharp May 2007: People & Companies
Staying Sharp, Manager's Desk, Back to Basics, Part Time, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner
EDM: Ever Developing Machines
Builders continue their march toward faster, more precise EDMs. EDM builders continue to advance their machine tools' capabilities and pay special attention to medical-parts manufacturers.
Swiss Threads: Segmenting on Swiss Lathes
Avoid the threadmaking limit on Swiss-style lathes by segmenting.
Staying Sharp April 2007: People & Companies
Manager's Desk, Machining Tips, Part Time, Ask the Grinding Doc
Picture This: Mircoholes with Photoetching
Making microholes with a chemical process called photoetching.
Progress vs. Production: General Industry Coverage
Integrating new technology without disturbing production schedules. With demand for aerospace parts booming, can machine shops risk using new technology to boost productivity?
Tapping the Hard Stuff: General Industry Coverage
Design and use of taps for threading harder materials. Specially designed taps can be very effective for threading hard materials, as can thread mills.
Titanium Takes Off
Machine and cutting tool requirements for titanium alloys. The art and science of milling titanium to make aerospace parts.
