Articles & Columns

Four deburring methods for mass finishing microparts.

The Shop Operations column suggests that you should use every tool, trick and option at your disposal to get jobs out the door as quickly as possible because speed and momentum reduce costs when applied to part processing.

Eliminate component degradation on tool grinding machines. Switching to a low-viscosity, cobalt-inhibited, hydrocracked synthetic grinding oil.

Machinist's Corner columnist Michael Deren recounts how he responded when upper management issued a directive to increase throughput.

This month's Manager's Desk column suggests that good managers are able to shift gears and take maximum advantage of all business cycles, up or down.

The benefits of high-density workholding.

Coolants and the systems that apply them require regular maintenance.

Cobalt-chrome alloys are a good fit for medical and dental parts, but machining them can be a headache.

A new "particle beam" technology for machining carbon-based and ceramic matrix composites.

The Grinding Doc responds to a shop that is cylindrical-plunge grinding a threadlike shape into tungsten carbide, and is getting grinding burn on the leading face, but not the trailing face.

Eliminate applying two countersink tools and a tap to complete a machining operation. A combination tool that countersinks and thread mills.

Overlooked areas can improve indexable-insert cutting tool performance.

Reduce cycle time when slot milling an A-36 steel part. A 4-flute, solid-carbide endmill for roughing and finishing in one pass at full slot width and depth.

The Shop Technology column in the June 2013 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine explains how a shop transitions from batch processing to machining parts one at a time.

A challenge arises when a worker is promoted to manage a group of what were previously his coworkers. It's not an easy situation to tackle and much thought should be given to how this arrangement may impact personal relationships.

Getting a handle on heat in high-speed spindle bearings.

A review of metalworking products as compiled by the editors of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Shop Operations columnist Tom Lipton offers additional tips for operating a CNC milling machine.

CAM systems generate innovative toolpaths to quickly remove large amounts of material when endmilling.

Eliminate premature insert breakage and premature wear when facemilling. A facemill body with pockets that accurately seat inserts.