Cutter sources: Drilling Performance
Shop Operations column for December 2009 issue.
Operation / Process
Surface Finishing & Coating
Latest in Surface Finishing & Coating
Electrifying prototypes
Ability to machine intricate geometries and hard materials drives growing use of wire EDM prototyping.
Flute insurance: Medical Manufacturing
Engineered coating combinations control heat and keep chips flying in dry-drilling operations.
Vibratory finishing of titanium alloy parts
Shop Operations column in October 2009 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Bending the rules: Turning Performance
Because high-speed steel inserts can bend without breaking, they are an effective choice for select applications.
Concentric engineering: Turning Performance
In addition to handling prototype and production machining, R.E.F. Precision Products LLC, Deer Park, N.Y., provides engineering and productivity consulting services.
Tips for Sanding Titanium Parts Safely and Efficiently
Sanding titanium parts can consume major finishing time because burrs, heat, and surface requirements are hard to balance. This guide reviews practical sanding priorities for titanium work.
Hit it again, harder
When finishing parts, shops may want to hit them with their best shot. Shot peening can produce longer part life.
Surface Strategy: Turning Performance
Parts that meet drawing dimensions can still end up as scrap if they lack surface integrity.
Straight to a round
Parts manufacturers should head straight to their high-strength round inserts to turn nickel-base alloys.
Clean, green and lean: Turning Performance
Shops can be both lean and green by using work cell-based approach to parts washing and environmentally friendly cleaning compounds and technologies.
Burr tabs: Drilling Performance
The cost of burrs in manufacturing are surprisingly high. Tracking and reducing costs or--better yet--minimizing burr formation can improve productivity.
