Articles • September 1, 2003 • Bill Kennedy Surviving the Cost Crunch: General Industry Coverage Tool manufacturers respond to automakers' cost-reduction demands.
Articles • July 1, 2003 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D. Hardmetal Steel: General Industry Coverage Powder metallurgy can allow harder, tougher HSS tools to replace solid-carbide cutters in high-shock and high-stock-removal applications.
Articles • June 1, 2003 • Dave Povich Freedom of Choice: General Industry Coverage The pros and cons of purchasing standard, application-specific and custom cutters.
Articles • June 1, 2003 • Bill Kennedy More for Less: General Industry Coverage PCD tool costs drop as available styles proliferate.
Articles • May 1, 2003 Geometries At Work: General Industry Coverage Optimize edge and insert placement in facemill and endmill cutters.
Articles • February 1, 2003 • Dennis Myers Best Cost Scenario: General Industry Coverage It may be penny-wise to refurbish PCD cutting tools, but it also may be productivity-foolish.
Articles • January 1, 2003 • Michael Deren The P/M Edge: General Industry Coverage Powder-metal endmills: the tougher roughers.
Articles • July 1, 2002 • Bill Kennedy Hard Times: General Industry Coverage Distributor specializes in helping customers cut hard-to-machine materials.
Articles • June 1, 2002 • David Novak Single Minded: General Industry Coverage The benefits of tools made from single-crystal diamond.
Articles • April 1, 2002 • John Forrest Flute Count: General Industry Coverage Many factors contribute to the success of an endmilling operation. Among them is applying a tool with the appropriate number of flutes.
Articles • August 1, 2001 • Alan Richter Port Authorities: General Industry Coverage A subset of form relief tools, port contour cutters perform multiple machining processes in one pass.
Articles • July 1, 2001 • Alan Richter Shapely and Strong: General Industry Coverage This article looks at advantages of button cutters, particularly for high-speed machining.