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Are You Medical OEM Material?

As the baby-boomer generation inexorably falls apart, screws, plates, rods and less invasive surgical tools are increasingly available to put "humpty" back together again. A question for many precision part makers is, "How do I get into the medical machining game?" To find out, we talked to a major OEM about its supplier selection criteria.

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Important Machining Factors of Carbon Steels

Learn the factors that contribute to carbon steels and their machinability as well as the 1214 steels, 1215 steels and 1018 steels, other grades, and more.

 

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Cutting Tools

Reduce Waste And Increase Efficiency With Carbide Recycling

As a cost-saving measure and to comply with environmental considerations, many shops turn to recycling programs for scrap and worn tooling. With increasing consumption of non-renewable raw materials and to help counteract the effects of high carbide prices, some manufacturers are providing recycling programs to help companies increase productivity and efficiency.

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Synthetic Coolant Shines In Shop-Wide Applications

TNS Machining (Muskego, Wisconsin) is both a prototype and production machining job shop. After working in the machining industry for many years, Thomas Rowinski, Jr. and his sons started this business in 1981 because they wanted to provide customers with specialized precision machined parts.

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This Filtration System Takes The Cake

For chip removal and coolant filtration in many CNC machining operations, capital cost and proven efficiency still make disposable media designs the common choice. Permanent media chip removal and coolant filtration systems, however, have quickly become a viable option for helping to lower operating and maintenance costs in certain applications. In high-production operations, these systems can increase tooling life and coolant life and reduce nozzle clogging. The systems also are environmentally beneficial and provide cost savings related to media replacement and operator involvement.

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