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Minimizing tool deflection is critical to successful boring.

Minimizing tool deflection is criticalto successful boring.

Shop management software, disc grinding, machining tips, rifle barrels, CAD, machinists' corner, back to basics, get with the program, manager's desk, part time

Robotic deburring eliminates part inconsistencies that occur when deburring by hand

2-D and 3-D laser cutting machines add value to shops.

The basics of managing metalworking fluids

Quantifying the benefits of an improved workholding system.

Compared to AlTiN and TiAlN, the percentage of aluminum is higher in an aluminum-chromium-nitride PVD tool coating.

Staying Sharp October 2005

Using magnets for coolant filtration, either to collect the chips or move the filter, pays dividends

By diversifying its customer base, an automotive machine shop found new marketsfor its services.

Considerations when machining gray and ductile cast iron with carbide, PCBN and PCD cutting tools.

Wire EDMing sees more application in parts production

Staying Sharp September 2005

Machine builders develop technologies that improve thread grinding.

Machine tool and fluid maintenance are keys to extending equipment life.

A variety of machines area available for resharpening cutting tools in-house.

Technological developments in manufacturing during the last half century.

Multitasking machine tool technology, combined with careful process planning, provides truly just-in-time support for U.S. troops.

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