Measuring the Merit of Ceramic Cutters
By: Lori Beckman
In testing new ceramic microtools, a precision dynamometer ensures that cutting forces are measured precisely so tool performance parameters can be determined.
#micromachining #techbrief
The Right Solvent Creates the Cleanest Parts
By: Lori Beckman
Cox Manufacturing Co. has worked with Kyzen Corp. since it implemented its vacuum vapor degreaser to find just the right chemical solvent to clean its customers’ parts to their specifications and beyond.
Data Enables Machines to Tell Their Own Stories
By: Lori Beckman
These examples reveal how a data collection system has minimized machine tool downtime and costs while simultaneously offering valuable insights into a shop’s processes.
#Industry40 #techbrief
What Robotics Means for the Cutting Tools Industry
By: Thomson Mathews, ANCA Software Product Manager
Friend or foe? Helper or fiend? Here’s what robotics really mean for the cutting tools industry and which pitfalls to avoid.
Bringing a Broaching Tool Manufacturer into the 21st Century
By: Julia Hider
This broaching tool manufacturer had been making its products the same way since 1945, but a new owner updated everything, from the equipment to the culture and the way it does business.
Part Cleanliness is Second Nature
By: Lori Beckman
While the general public has ramped up its concern about cleanliness, I can’t help but think about shops that have parts cleaning operations that are always concerned about cleaning.
#opinion
Will This CNC Machining Magazine Editor Choose Comfort or Change?
By: Derek Korn
That’s the question I asked myself when presented with the opportunity to become this magazine’s next editor in chief. I chose change.
#opinion
Swiss Shop Turns Precision into Profit
By: Chris Felix
The quality demands for micro-machined parts are swiftly increasing. Shops must be ready and willing to adjust their machining strategies to fit the need.
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Foster Teams that Support Psychological Safety
By: Todd Palmer
The behaviors that create psychological safety — conversational turn-taking and empathy — are part of the same unwritten rules we often turn to, as individuals, when we need to establish a bond.
#opinion
3D Printing’s Value in a Production Turning Environment
By: Derek Korn
A shop had a problem with chips and coolant being shot back through tube material it was machining on a bar-fed CNC turning center. Its solution was to 3D-print a plug to insert into the back end of the tubes. It uses its 3D printer in other ways, too.
#additive
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