Software & Digital Solutions

Should you outsource tool sharpening or do it in-house?

The E-Z Tool Calculator from E-Z Burr Tool Co. offers a simple way to see what tool, blade or insert to order, as well as the recommended speeds and feeds for the tool, which is available at ezburr.com/eztoolcalculator.

CAD/CAM strategies for increasing the efficiency of multiaxis machining.

Productive Times on Tulsa Machine Works Inc., 918-834-0911. Challenge: Reduce tooling costs when milling crankshafts. Solution: Tool repair and modification services. Solution Provider: Carbide Tool Services Inc., 800-243-9577, www.carbidetool.com.

Get With The Program column from January 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Part Time column from the January 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Indexable-insert tool repair can require a lot more than a manual machine. CNC machines and inspection equipment are often needed to effectively refurbish tools.

Shop Operations column for December 2009 issue.

Tool and cutter grinder software continually evolves to expedite production of advanced cutting tools by toolmakers and machine shops.

Get With The Program column in October 2009 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

What does CAM software have to do with mowing your lawn? More than you might think. Consider this imaginary story in which a machine shop owner tackles that bane of suburban life.

There's more than one way to machine a part. The trick is to match the part's complexity and volume requirements with an optimal production process.