General Shop Equipment & Supplies

Cutting Tool Engineering's Machinist's Corner columnist shares his experience with various continuous-improvement processes, such as 5S, kaizen events and gemba walks, and a recent rapid-improvement event. The target was the company's daily operations management.

With an assist from sound that humans can't hear, machining can be a cooler and faster process—and yield more accurate results to boot, according to the September 2016 Machine Technology column in Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing defines part geometry—and you should already know that.

Manufacturer Seco Machine primarily serves the railroad industry while seeking to diversify.

Internet portals won't transport you into the future—but your company will likely be using them soon if it is not already.

In episode 31, Dr. Jeffrey Badger fields a question from a shop truing its diamond wheels offline, then remounting them onto the non-tapered spindle without using an adapter. The shop is wondering whether its tight wheel tolerances negate the need for an adapter. Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr. Jeffrey Badger […]

I’ve been playing around with all these calculations, but they’re a hassle on the shop floor. What can I do? Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr. Jeffrey Badger at http://www.thegrindingdoc.com.

A shop asks Dr. Jeffrey Badger, our Grinding Doc columnist, if it is really necessary to rotate the dressing diamond. Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr. Jeffrey Badger at http://www.thegrindingdoc.com.

During rotary plunge dressing, a shop worker is dwelling 2 seconds and would like to know if that’s about the right amount of time. Grinding Doc Jeffrey Badger suggests it isn’t a matter of time. Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr. Jeffrey Badger at http://www.thegrindingdoc.com.

A shop that switched to powder-metallurgy steel after being told it would be easier to grind has found the opposite to be true. The shop turned to Dr. Jeffrey Badger, our Grinding Doc columnist, for the facts. Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr. Jeffrey Badger at http://www.thegrindingdoc.com.

Cutting Tool Engineering magazine’s Grinding Doc columnist Dr. Jeffrey Badger offers some recommendations for instructional and informational grinding literature. Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr. Jeffrey Badger at http://www.thegrindingdoc.com.

A wheel manufacturer recommended that a machine shop switch from brown alumina to white alumina because the latter is more friable. In this episode, the Grinding Doc analyzes the wisdom of this move. Visit The Grinding Doc website for more advice from Dr. Jeffrey Badger at http://www.thegrindingdoc.com.