General Shop Equipment & Supplies

Verisurf today released the 7th generation of its Verisurf X software.

SPRING Technologies has demonstrated a connection between work instruction sheets and a machine's CNC.

NCCS, the developer of multi-axis machining software, used extensively in the aerospace, automotive and turbo-machinery industries, has announced a new add-on module to NCL multi-axis machining software, a tool used to convert data, including 3D curves and surfaces, into and out of the NCL family of products.

Calculated Industries, maker of the Machinist Calc Pro handheld calculator, has introduced a Windows-compatible software version of its machining math tool.

In it's second Looking Ahead video, Sandvik Coromant gathered industry experts to talk about talent mismatch, employment outsourcing and the age of hyper-specialization.

Tim Espy, plant manager at V W Broaching Service Inc., Chicago, provides the play-by-play as an internal spline is created on a 24" dia. ball valve for a water utility. The broaching shop uses a Colonial horizontal broaching machine to produce the spline in the stainless steel valve in just a few seconds.

Join United Grinding Technologies for an in-depth look at cylindrical match grinding in an on-demand Webinar that addresses the need for match grinding, the principles behind match grinding, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the process.

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, addresses how appearances can be deceiving for shops engaging in traverse disc grinding in the 42nd episode of the video series.

The benefits of high-density workholding.

The Shop Technology column in the June 2013 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine explains how a shop transitions from batch processing to machining parts one at a time.

Shop Operations columnist Tom Lipton offers additional tips for operating a CNC milling machine.

Reduce cycle time when slot milling an A-36 steel part. A 4-flute, solid-carbide endmill for roughing and finishing in one pass at full slot width and depth.