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Increasingly sophisticated drills enable shops to tackle nickel-based superalloys with ease.

January 2009 Get With The Program column

Carbide drill with unique design reportedly minimizes walking while extending tool life.

Putting a spin on turning tools results in up to a 2,000 percent increase in tool life and opens the door to new turning techniques.

Centerless grinding is often viewed as overly complex, but a look at the process' fundamentals reveals otherwise.

International Manufacturing Technology Show draws more than 1,800 exhibitors and 92,000 attendees.

Six manufacturing executives discuss the economics of metalworking in the U.S., competition in the global marketplace and recruiting and training workers.

Manager's Desk, Machine Technology, Shop Operations, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner

Parts manufacturers can choose from various multifunction tools to reduce cycle times and free up tool positions in their machines.

Thread turning is a well-known but not well-understood practice. Toolmakers recommend how to do it the right way.

Commercialization of cubic boron nitride coatings has proven elusive, but a two-step process for coating cutting tools with CBN is expected to come to market soon.

A demonstration application shows that trochoidal milling can cut narrow, wavy slots in hardened steel at up to 12 times the normal rates.

There are several ways EDM builders and machine shops can make micro-electrodes for sinker EDMs. One popular way is discharge dressing.

Small shops can take advantage of big opportunities by making military parts.

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

The use of simulation software allows GE Aviation to try out creative approaches to machining—without the risk of costly failures.

Manager's Desk, Machine Technology, Shop Operations, Get with the Program, Machinist's Corner

A joint Sandvik Coromant and Mazak seminar provided counterintuitive information on the metalworking market in general and machining heat-resistant superalloys in particular.

2+3 machining of die and mold components is more accurate and often faster than full 5-axis machining.

A multitasking lathe, coupled with robotic loading or bar loading, is a simple but effective form of automation.