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Turning Tools 15 Jan 2001

Coating Improvements For Steel Turning

Relationships between coatings and substrate materials are keys to the performance of cemented carbide inserts.

High-Speed Machining 15 Jan 2001

Maximum Aluminum: Optimizing Metal Removal Rate in Aluminum with a High Speed Spindle

Speed changes the rules. To maximize metal removal rate with a high speed spindle, follow some fundamental tooling considerations and mill at just the right rpm.

CNC & Machine Controls 15 Jan 2001

Improving Productivity With Calibration

Shop managers have understood the benefits of volumetric calibration and compensation of machine tools for a while, but the technique rarely has been used because it has been too expensive and too complicated.

Measurement 15 Jan 2001

On-Demand Inspection Programs

This new software takes the programming of inspection routines, and the overhead that goes with along with it, out of the shop.

Grinding 15 Dec 2000

Centerless Grinding: Not Magic!

Achieving consistent and quality results from the centerless grinding process requires an understanding of the basic fundamentals. Most application problems associated with centerless grinding derive from a misunderstanding of the basics. This article explains why the centerless process works and how to use it most effectively in your shop.

CNC & Machine Controls 15 Dec 2000

What The Control Can Do

Mold and die makers know better than other sorts of shops that a machine tool's performance is determined by the electronics as much as by the iron.

15 Dec 2000

Production Tooling In A Day

Producing rapid tooling by means of an additive process is an idea that many mold and die shops are aware of but few are using. The majority of shops instead rely solely on proven, subtractive processes such as milling and EDM.

Holemaking 15 Dec 2000

Smart Boring Bar Auto-Comps

Because boring is a finishing or semi-finishing operation, there is generally little or no margin for dimensional or surface finish error. In production, dimensional accuracy of a precise bore can be negatively affected by tool wear over time.

Grinding 15 Dec 2000

Evolving The Surface Grinder

A creep feed/surface grinder proves a winning combination for airfoil machining cells.

Workholding 15 Dec 2000

Aligning Critical Bores

A chuck/fixture combo enables a gage maker to drill perfectly aligned holes in dial indicator housings.

1 Dec 2000

Stylin' With Your Micrometer

Convenience is one reason the micrometer is often the tool of choice for length/diameter measurements. The basic micrometer provides direct size information quickly, has high resolution and is adaptable to many different measurement applications.

15 Nov 2000

Toolholder System Gives Stable Cutting

There is no doubt that machine tool spindle speeds are climbing. Just look at the standard speeds offered on machining centers five years ago compared to those speeds offered as standard today.

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