Articles & Columns

Productives Times: Proactive progress. End user: Ford Motor Co., Lima Engine Plant. Challenge: Improve productivity and maximize quality when machining aluminum heads. Solution: Replaceable-head reamers with PCD cutting edges. Solution provider: Mapal Inc.

Manager's Desk column for December 2009 issue.

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

Production and application of cermet-tipped circular saw blades continues to grow, eating into carbide's market share.

A growing number of shops are shelving their taps and opting to thread mill heat-treated steel.

Part Time column in October 2009 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

October 2009 Manager's Desk column

Ability to machine intricate geometries and hard materials drives growing use of wire EDM prototyping.

Engineered coating combinations control heat and keep chips flying in dry-drilling operations.

Machine Technology column in October 2009 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

While some may question its use, on-machine probing can reduce setup time while boosting in-process dimension control and enabling part verification.

Creating awareness about productivity boosting machining technologies and implementing them are playing a major role in making military parts.

Machinist's Corner column in October 2009 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

The guidelines for turning of tool steels include both tool- and part-making applications.

Productive Times report covering dedicated wheel truing, includes a brief video report about Myles Tool using the Rush Machinery Wheel Truer.

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

Shop Operations column in October 2009 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

An array of milling tools is available, including endmills, facemills and plain mills. Typical milling applications include facing, filleting or edge cutting, profiling, slotting, pocketing and blind slotting.

Because high-speed steel inserts can bend without breaking, they are an effective choice for select applications.

With the cost of high-performance coolants on the rise, coolant management is more important than ever. It starts by getting the basics right.