General Shop Equipment & Supplies

Part Time column for the May 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Shop Operations column for the May 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Manager's Desk column for the May 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Is your shop like a clean room? It could be.

Insert geometries for effectively turning high-temperature superalloys.

A long boring tool can cause vibration, so deep holes can be deep trouble. But several strategies can minimize vibration.

Pristine finishes are pivotal for safe and effective orthopedic implants.

Focus Variation, the technique behind Alicona's Infinite Focus 3D optical metrology system, has enabled EDM Department, Bartlett, Ill., to measure and see what it is making down to 1.7µm tolerances. Watch this brief report to see the system in action and learn about how EDM Department implemented the system.

Take a tour of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory. As part of the 5th International Conference on MicroManufacturing (ICOMM/4M 2010) held at the university in April, attendees were offered an opportunity to visit the lab and get a first-hand look at current research efforts.

Video shows Becker CBN inserts being used to hard turn 62Rc d2 steel. The inserts are sold in the U.S. by Rani Tool Corp.

Video of Becker PCD Chipbreaker inserts sold by Rani Tool Corp. eliminate bird nest chips when turning aluminum.

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, urges shops to dress quickly and take deep cuts to reduce cycle times in the 8th episode of the video series.