Testing & Quality Assurance

Parts manufacturers should head straight to their high-strength round inserts to turn nickel-base alloys.

April 2009 Ask The Grinding Doc column

Challenging Swiss-style machining jobs can require specialty collets or novel applications of standard workholding.

Process monitors—either vibration or digitally based—help parts manufacturers save money and ensure quality on small production runs.

The cost of burrs in manufacturing are surprisingly high. Tracking and reducing costs or--better yet--minimizing burr formation can improve productivity.

As wind power makes significant inroads into the energy-generation infrastructure, machining wind turbine parts provides opportunities for diversification and growth.

An examination of the grinding process through the lens of an electron microscope.

January 2009 Get With The Program column

January 2009 Shop Operations column

Improvements in inspection equipment and techniques have evolved dramatically over the years.

Portable coordinate measuring machines provide unprecedented flexibility, plus cost savings.

Honing an engine's cylinder bores enhances their geometry, surface finish and dimensional accuracy, improving their fit and alignment with pistons and thereby increasing the engine's life and power density while decreasing its vibration, friction and emissions.