Articles & Columns

Insights into the intense standards, exotic materials and rigid processes that define aerospace manufacturing.

With sensitive intellectual property, global supplier networks and connected technologies, the aerospace industry must make cybersecurity a priority.

Aluminum alloys are popular in many industries because they offer a high strength-to-weight ratio, excellent thermal conductivity and corrosion resistance.

Machine shops adopt intelligent, flexible systems to overcome labor gaps and streamline production.

Machinist's Corner columnist Brandt Taylor walks readers through the key steps involved in applying for a utility patent.

Keep these pointers in mind — or easily accessible — to help your shop tap into its potential for threading aluminum.

A shop asks the Grinding Doc to explain whether the option to vary the workpiece rpm on its cylindrical grinding machine is legit, and how it works.

The May cover story explores the need to change the public's perception of manufacturing and the role workforce development plays in reshoring efforts.

CTE Publisher works with industry leaders Harry Moser, Terry Iverson and Roy Sweatman to explore the critical need to change the public's perception of manufacturing and the role of workforce development in the manufacturing industry's health and future, particularly in addressing the skilled labor shortage and how it may impact the reshoring efforts.

Workforce Development & Perception-Shifting Initiatives — Links to learn about a variety of industry efforts aimed at the future health of U.S. manufacturing.

Machine builder offers laser powder bed fusion technology for additive manufacturing of metal parts.

This month’s column is for business owners who have ever struggled to make a decision regarding a significant capital expense.

Carbide-tipped saw blades effectively tackle difficult-to-machine workpiece materials like titanium, stainless steel, heat-resistant superalloys, and more.

Kistler Instrument Corp. provides a piezoelectric dynamometer to a toolholder maker requiring accurate measurements to advance its solutions.

The Manufacturing Technology Series East event formerly known as EASTEC will take place May 13 - 15 at the Eastern States Exposition in Massachusetts.

The man behind the Machining Doctor website offers a mathematical approach to refining speeds for precision, stability and tool life.

Our Machinist's Corner columnist shares his experience applying for and being granted six utility patents over the course of his career.

Skip the hype and focus on profitability when shopping for the best machine tool for your shop.

Poor tool life and problems with chip control and surface finishes can be particularly consequential for medical manufacturers.

Shop asked to machine a capture lid mechanism designed using generative AI that was to play a role in collecting Mars samples and returning them to Earth.