Peter Zelinski

Peter Zelinski Editor-in-Chief

The Online Optimizer

Coming soon: The Machine Tool Genome Project promises to let almost any machine shop use its machining centers more productively. Shops will benefit from tap-test findings without personally tapping any of their own machines or tools.

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This Chuck is Like an Airplane

The composite chuck is in the foreground with the dark-colored body.

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Automotive

Machining for Air Quality

Honing experts describe the significance of this machining process for meeting the most recent emissions standards affecting cars, trucks and other vehicles.

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Turning Tools

Let the Tool Path Help the Tool

A cutting tool supplier works in CAM software to create processes that extend tool life and improve performance.

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The Education Gap Catches Up with Us

There is a reason why the industry at large has not noticed the decline in manufacturing vocational education and other manufacturing training programs as much as it otherwise might have.

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Shops and Directors Have Much in Common

The cliché things we imagine film directors doing—barking curt orders and shouting, “Places everyone!”—include an element of truth.

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Edge Factor Premiere Now Playing

The Edge Factor pilot episode is now online!

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ERP: Rent the Software Instead of Buying It

Software-as-a-service, or SaaS, is a term that might be unfamiliar, but millions of people make use of it every day.

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What We Hope to Show

Manufacturers do special, significant work that deserves to be seen. Enter "The Edge Factor."

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Lights, Camera ... Cycle Start

A new show dramatically portrays real-life manufacturing and CNC machining. The pilot episode is now playing.

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Corner Concerns

Little things mean a lot.

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No Longer Hanging by a Thread

Threading is a vital operation wherever a machined workpiece is going to be screwed to other components as part of a larger assembly.

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