Derek Korn

Derek Korn Editor-in-Chief

Grinding

Lessons in Grinding

A two-day event at United Grinding’s headquarters highlighted a range of new grinding strategies and approaches for many of today’s challenging applications.

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Cutting Tools

The Potential for Wider Use of Ceramic Inserts

It’s possible that new phase-toughened ceramic insert technology could be used for more universal milling and turning applications.

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Using an App to Adopt CNC Technology Faster

Learn about a company that made the leap into CNC technology thanks to a custom machine-operating/program-generating app that enabled its inexperienced people to effectively run its new CNC turning center.

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Shop Applies App to Adopt CNC Technology Faster

A custom machine-operating and automatic program-generating app has helped racing parts maker Moser Engineering quickly reap the benefits of CNC machining even though nobody there had any prior experience with it.

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Toolholders

Alternate Coolant Delivery Method Made a Difference

Haimer's Cool Flash toolholder delivers coolant through small slits to cover the entire tool circumference.

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Happy 4th Anniversary, Manufacturing Day!

Resources are available if you’re opening your shop this day to showcase what advanced manufacturing in a modern production facility is all about.

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Top Shops

ERP: The One Big Thing?

Participants in this year’s Top Shops benchmarking survey offer feedback to our open-ended “silver bullet” question.

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Top Shops

Access the 2015 Top Shops Benchmarking Executive Summary

This Executive Summary compares survey responses of the benchmarking group with the other shops that participated in our 2015 survey.

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Top Shops

See the 2015 Top Shops Benchmarking Executive Summary

This Executive Summary compares survey responses of the benchmarking group with the other shops that participated in this year’s survey.

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Turn/Mill

Getting Ramped up on Swiss-Types

Swiss-type lathes present unique challenges to operators who aren’t familiar with them. Here are a few.

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Top Shops

Best Practices of Top U.S. Shops

Results from our fifth annual Top Shops benchmarking survey reveal operational metrics, strategies and tools common to leading machine shops here in the States.

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Cutting Tools

Broader Range of Applications Ahead for Ceramic Inserts?

Greenleaf's phase-toughened ceramic inserts could prove that this kind of technology has a future in more universal milling and turning applications.

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