Derek Korn

Derek Korn Editor-in-Chief

Another School “Real Shop” Example

Learn about a manufacturing education program that functions as a student-run machining business.

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Quickly Give Live Tools Coolant-Through Capability

This retrofit system enables users to quickly and easily add through-tool coolant delivery on their live tooling.

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Milling Tools

How One CNC Shop Effectively Machines Glass-Fiber-Filled Plastics

You know how to machine metals, but what about plastic machining? More specifically, glass-fiber-reinforced plastic? This machine shop has it figured out.

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Suppressing Shop “Schadenfreude”

Improving employees’ self-esteem while maintaining a healthy level of co-worker competitiveness can minimize the adverse effects of this envy-driven emotion.

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Grinding

Anatomy of a New Bond Technology

A new vitrified bond technology features proprietary chemistry to achieve higher performance as well as extended wheel life for today’s advanced grinding machines.

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Workholding

Know About the “Headless Bolt” Fixturing Alternative?

This fastener enables fast workpiece change-overs compared to conventional bolts. Its compact design means there’s less cutter interference, too.

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Automation

Robot Rings NASDAQ’s Closing Bell

An industrial robot performed the task, which marked the launch of the world’s first index that benchmarks the value of robotics and automation.

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All That and a Pallet Jack

Easy maneuverability is a key feature for this secondary-op machine. That’s why it comes with its own pallet jack.

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Know Neway?

New to the U.S. market, machine-tool builder Neway recently held an open house at its Texas facility to share the company’s strategies and goals for effectively serving this market.

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CAD/CAM

A Smooth Transition to Five-Axis Machining

A mold manufacturer that specializes in precision, thin-walled container molds chose an integrated approach to establishing an effective five-axis “3 + 2” machining process.

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Is Your Bar Feeder Accurately Aligned?

This affordable, simple system enables shops to quickly and accurately check bar-feeder alignment on their own.

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Video: Horizontal Boring Mill Turns 23-Foot-Diameter Part

This shop leverages large-scale multitasking machines. Learn why, and see one of its horizontal boring mills turning a terribly big mining industry part.

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