Surface Finishing & Coating

Products • April 1, 2010

FastLap

Engis Corp. says its FastLap lapping and polishing system has been engineered specifically to meet the demand for super-high finish lapping and polishing processes and can achieve sub 0.1 microinch Ra finished lapped surfaces.

Articles • March 1, 2010 • Alan Richter

Monster machines

Applications, accuracy issues and infrastructure requirements for large-part machine tools.

Articles • February 1, 2010

Measuring and managing drawbar forces

Machine Technology column by Dr. Scott Smith.

Articles • January 1, 2010

Peck-B-Gone

Productive Times on Sun Manufacturing Co., 832-448-http://www.ctemag.com/aa_pages/2012/1201, www.sun-mfg.com. Challenge: Efficiently drill through-holes in 4130 steel parts. Solution: A modular, indexable-insert drill that eliminated pecking cycles. Solution Provider: Kennametal Inc., 800-446-7738, www.kennametal.com.

Articles • January 1, 2010 • Alan Richter

Finish line

Finishing hardened workpieces on multitask machines that provide grinding and hard turning and/or hard milling capabilities can prove beneficial.

Articles • January 1, 2010

Cranking out savings

Productive Times on Tulsa Machine Works Inc., 918-834-0911. Challenge: Reduce tooling costs when milling crankshafts. Solution: Tool repair and modification services. Solution Provider: Carbide Tool Services Inc., 800-243-9577, www.carbidetool.com.

Articles • December 1, 2009

Proactive progress

Productives Times: Proactive progress. End user: Ford Motor Co., Lima Engine Plant. Challenge: Improve productivity and maximize quality when machining aluminum heads. Solution: Replaceable-head reamers with PCD cutting edges. Solution provider: Mapal Inc.

Articles • December 1, 2009

Cutter sources

Shop Operations column for December 2009 issue.

Articles • October 1, 2009

Electrifying prototypes

Ability to machine intricate geometries and hard materials drives growing use of wire EDM prototyping.

Articles • October 1, 2009

Flute insurance

Engineered coating combinations control heat and keep chips flying in dry-drilling operations.

Articles • October 1, 2009

Vibratory finishing of titanium alloy parts

Shop Operations column in October 2009 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Articles • September 1, 2009 • Alan Richter

Bending the rules

Because high-speed steel inserts can bend without breaking, they are an effective choice for select applications.