Articles & Columns

By fostering creativity and teamwork among its equipment suppliers, an auto parts maker creates cost-effective automation technology.

Getting the most out of a modular drawer storage system.

A machine tool research conference explained how today's R&D is shedding light on the future of manufacturing.

A high school student working in a machine shop for a day offers this salute to machinists ... and the grease on their hands.

Staying Sharp September 2006

With the Big Three automakers facing hard times, transplants offer U.S. suppliers opportunities, challenges and a new way of doing business.

Orange County Choppers puts product before publicity.

Helical interpolation is an effective option when opening previously produced holes or machining large new ones.

Files and rotary burs are common metalworking tools, but choosing and using them correctly takes practice.

The fourth biennial CTE salary survey shows how much 'green' workers harvest.

Redoing your tool storage and shop layout can pay big dividends.

Machining titanium-composite stacks requires patience and perseverance.

Staying Sharp August 2006

New online dressing technology eliminates inefficient offline dressing and advances CNC production of round cutting tools.

Tool standarization, preplanning and documentation tactics help shops maximize productivity when setting up multitask machines.

Sky-high carbide prices add momentum to indexables trend.

Quick-change chucks maximize productive equipment time and provide a fast ROI.

Effective problem solving is the key to boosting profits.

Staying Sharp July 2006

It takes leadership to motivate employees who must hit the Six Sigma improvement target.