Articles & Columns

Vegetable oil-based metalworking fluids can provide better performance and environmental results than mineral oil-based fluids.

Highlights from the Workholding Products Group's 2004 round-table discussion.

Mike Principato's Manager's Desk, Part Time, Talking Points, Ask the Grinding Doc, Back to Basics on Linear Guides

Considerations before purchasing an automatic drilling unit.

Understanding pitch-diameter limits and class of thread fit helps in specifying the appropriate tap for the job.

Environmental responsibility and operational profitability don't have to be mutually exclusive with a proactive environmental management program.

Composite carbide substrates can improve the performance of rotary tools.

Manager's Desk, Back to Basics, Part Time, Get with the Program, Machinists' Corner

Turn/grind machines are engineered to simultaneously cut costs and boost productivity.

Productivity increases through advancements in boring tool designs.

Companies that produce high quantities of holes.

Weathering the 'offshoring' storm

Guidelines and considerations when selecting a media for mass finishing.

Heavy-metal boring bars are for finishing holes too deep for lower-cost steel bars but not deep enough to justify the expense of carbide one.

Thread rolling can produce helical forms accurately and economically.

Manager's Desk, Back to Basics, Part Time, Talking Points, Get With the Program, Machinists' Corner

There is more to recoating cutting tools than meets the eye.

Lasers continue to make inroads into machine shops.

A rigid machining system is the key to success when hard turning.

Manager's Desk, Back to Basics, Part Time and Ask The Grinding Doc from October 2004.