Training

Shop Operations column for March 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

END USER: Brinkman Machine Tools and Manufacturing Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, (585) 475-6573, www.rit.edu/kgcoe/ise/brinkman. CHALLENGE: Teach engineering students to use new machining technology. SOLUTION: Integrated machining system, including tool management and tool presetting. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: Okuma America Corp., (704) 588-7000, www.okuma.com; Kennametal Inc., (800) 446-7738, www.kennametal.com; Zoller Inc., (734) 332-4851, www.zoller-usa.com

Shop Operations column for the August 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Cutting Tool Engineering Editorial Director Alan Rooks recalls an era when repairing things was still in fashion.

Advanced machine technology requires advanced training options.

Cutting Tool Engineering Editor Alan Richter mentions a new augmented reality system that offers on-site technicians assistance from a distance in his Look Ahead column for the August 2011 issue.

The Lead Angle column in the July 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering addresses the growing interest in retaining manufacturing workers through training and retraining.

Many workers — from newbies to experienced machinists — can benefit from CNC training.