Derek Korn

Derek Korn Editor-in-Chief

No, These Aren’t Birthday Candles

They’re actually rubber impressions of tiny drilled holes.

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Meet the Bloggers

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Machining for Fun

Dan Carney machines custom aluminum components for his 1948 Pontiac project car.

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Holemaking

The Importance of Float During Micro Reaming

Micro reamers require a floating holder to compensate for any machine positioning inaccuracies.

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Is it Time to Consider a GPO?

For today’s small- and mid-sized manufacturers, group purchasing organizations can offer more than just better pricing on supplies and raw materials.

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Quick, What do You Think?

PCAST, the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology, recently launched a Web site to gather public opinion on the Future of U.S.

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Free High Speed Steel Guide

The HSS Smart Guide is currently available at no cost from the International High Speed Steel Research Forum, a nonprofit association dedicated to advancing HSS technology through shared research and educational activities.

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Ten Things I Saw at Westec

Many of the equipment manufacturers at Westec 2010 seemed cautiously optimistic that business was getting better. Here’s a glimpse of some of their wares on display at Westec.

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Starting out with PEEK

Here’s a selection of machined PEEK spinal implants from Invibio.

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Video: Mill Turns Now, Too

Spanish machine tool builder Ibarmia offers a moving-column machine that has an interesting table-within-a-table configuration.

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Turn/Mill

The Value Of Probing On Turn-Mills

Part probing isn’t performed as often on turn-mills as it is on conventional machine tools. It does offer advantages for multitasking machines, though. Includes video.

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Who Are The New DFM Consultants?

You are. Or, you should be.

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