Articles & Columns

Machinist's Corner Columnist Michael Deren ponders the ability of machine tool builders to step up their game whenever new tooling becomes available.

Increase complexity of ground parts while maintaining tight tolerances. CNC cylindrical grinding machines.

Heavy-duty multitask machine tools provide numerous benefits for producing large, complex components -- when the application is right.

Shop Operations Columnist Tom Lipton shares more tips and tricks for effectively performing finishing work.

When tool pre setters are integrated into a shop, a key question is who will take the measurements.

Scraping is one of the oldest and most historically significant metal-removal processes, notes Dr. Scott Smith in his Machine Technology column of the September 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

3D printing poised to turn prototyping on its head.

Semifinished inserts within which PCBN tips are fixed in a steel body via thermal shrink fitting.

Using simulation software to optimize multiple-axis machining.

Solid-carbide end mills with unique cooling channels to enable significant productivity gains.

Growing U.S. auto market needs supply flexibility and more lightweight parts.

Manager's Desk Columnist Keith Jennings reminds all owners and managers that while losing key members of the staff may seem stressful, a silver lining exists when a they leave because such an event can be a blessing in disguise.

Certifications help shops develop consistent quality assurance practices -- and new business.

A system to share real-time data between a lathe's CNC and bar feeder.

Diaphragm chucks are ideal for thin-walled parts or parts made with delicate materials, according to the Workholding column in the August 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Shop Technology columnist Christopher Tate employs equations to enhance cutting efficiency.

Tapered-pipe applications call for interrupted-thread taps.

The sweet spot is where the grits in a grinding wheel optimally penetrate the workpiece to form a chip -- not too deep and not too shallow.

Gear makers embrace indexable-insert tools.

Eliminate unpredictable and premature tool chipping and enhance consistency and chip control when drilling 304 stainless steel. An adjustable drill that accepts double-sided indexable inserts with six cutting edges.