Chris Koepfer Editor Emeritus

5 Feb 2000

We‘ve Got Your Number

How many of you have used the reader service card inserted in this magazine? Over the years, tens of thousands of you have inquired about products and services presented in Modern Machine Shop. In fact, Modern Machine Shop pioneered the reader service card system for metalworking trade magazines, introducing it in our March 1955 issue.

15 Jan 2000

What's New In Turret Punch Press Tooling

Fabrication shops are continuously pressured with demands for better delivery, improved quality and tighter tolerances. Tooling plays a major role in accommodating these market-driven demands. Here's how one major supplier is approaching the tooling needs of sheet metal shops.

3 Jan 2000

Who's Next?

Recent developments in the cloistered world of federal politics scare me and should scare anyone involved in manufacturing. I'm talking about the recent announcement by our national chief executive that he supports and will use the power of the office of the Presidency to support a class action lawsuit against gun manufacturers on behalf of the public housing authority.

Grinding 15 Dec 1999

Shop Adds CNC Grinding To Its Mix

Of all the metalworking processes, grinding is probably the most application specific. In a job shop environment, however, flexibility is the key to successful grinding. Here's a look at how one captive job shop successfully transitioned from manual to CNC grinding while standardizing its grinding process parameters to accommodate the demands of low volume, high mix production requirements.

1 Dec 1999

Ours Is A Unique Business Model

By far the best aspect of my job at Modern Machine Shop is the opportunity to get out and meet readers of the magazine. Through plant visits I get to spend time with metalworking professionals who are doing the job well, day in and day out.

CNC & Machine Controls 15 Nov 1999

Combination Machines Changing The Toolroom

There's a relatively quiet but relentless change in metalworking toolroom equipment. Handwheels are still there, so manual operation is preserved, but now there is the capacity to operate these machines automatically via CNC or using a combination of manual and CNC. Timing for this additional flexibility is perfect.

Workforce Development 1 Nov 1999

School Days

I recently had the opportunity to visit machine tool builder Toyoda Machine Works in Japan. A part of my visit included a tour of the company's apprenticeship school.

1 Oct 1999

Down In The Valley

I was born and raised in Huntington, West Virginia. My dad and mom still live there.

Turning Machines 15 Sep 1999

A Shop's View Of Vertical Turning

Every metalworking application is different. The challenge for shops is matching the appropriate level of technology to the job at hand. Here's how one job shop uses its vertical turning machines to produce large, heavy and tough workpieces for gas turbine engine applications.