Recipe for Enhancement: General Industry Coverage
Compared to AlTiN and TiAlN, the percentage of aluminum is higher in an aluminum-chromium-nitride PVD tool coating.
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Decisive Deburring: General Industry Coverage
Robotic deburring eliminates part inconsistencies that occur when deburring by hand
No-Defect Finishes: General Industry Coverage
Abrasive selection and automation are keys to successful finishing of artificial implants.
Media Types: General Industry Coverage
Guidelines and considerations when selecting a media for mass finishing.
Coat, Please: General Industry Coverage
There is more to recoating cutting tools than meets the eye.
Finishing Fast: Testing & Quality Assurance
Obtaining a fine surface finish when high-speed machining.
New equipment for depositing nanocomposite coatings
New equipment allows deposition of hard and tough nanocomposite tool coatings.
Top Coat: General Industry Coverage
Molybdenum disulfide tool coatings improve the machining of aluminum, titanium and nickel-base alloys--even when dry.
Raising Al
Aluminum-titanium-nitride coatings continue to evolve.
Slippery When Blue: General Industry Coverage
A coating system that combines a patented surface impingement process and tungsten disulfide prolongs cutting tool life, but does it promote faster speeds?
Layers of Control: General Industry Coverage
In-house coating of cutting tools is more viable than ever.
Crystal Clear: General Industry Coverage
Crystalline-diamond coatings can make tool performance sparkle.
