Derek Korn

Derek Korn Editor-in-Chief

Turning Tools

An Extreme Part-Off Demo Returns to IMTS 2014

The strength of part-off tools is shown in demonstrations whereby they part off a railroad rail and sledge hammer head. Talk about significant interrupted cuts…

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Developing the Cover's Cool Caliper

Here’s how the September cover of Modern Machine Shop came to be.

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Top Shops

Grab Top Shops Executive Summaries at IMTS

If you’ll be at IMTS, visit our booth to pick up a free copy of our 2014 Top Shops Executive Summary of benchmarking survey results.

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Top Shops

Read the 2014 Top Shops Benchmarking Executive Summary

See a comparison of Top Shops survey responses between the benchmarking group with the other shops that participated in this year’s survey.

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Top Shops

What It Takes to Be a Top Shop

Leading machine shops share signature traits. This year’s Top Shops benchmarking survey reveals what some of those traits are.

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Turning Tools

Extreme Part-Off Demos at IMTS 2014

The strength of part-off tools is shown in demos whereby they part off a railroad rail and sledge hammer head. Talk about significant interrupted cuts…

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Turn/Mill

A Swiss-Type with a Laser

An integral laser cutter adds yet another capability to the multifunction Swiss-type lathe platform.

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Turn/Mill

Swiss-Type Lathe Features Integral Laser Cutter

An integral laser cutter brings another capability to this multifunction machine platform.

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Automation

What’s Rotary Broaching, and How Did It Help a Robotics Team?

Rotary broaching enables CNC machines to create internal and external shapes such as squares, hexes and serrations. Slater Tool contributed its broaching technology to help a Los Angeles charter school program more effectively create components for a competition robot.

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Remember Fadal? It’s Back

At IMTS 2014, you’ll see that a familiar U.S. machine tool brand is back.

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Engage the Youth at IMTS

If you are attending next month’s big show, take advantage of opportunities to interact with the students who also will be there.

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Shops Serving Oilfield Customers Appreciate Retrofits

Buying new is nice, but there are reasons why retrofits make sense for shops serving the oilfield industry.

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