Peter Zelinski Editor-in-Chief

1 Mar 2001

It's Not Much To Look At

A familiar scene occasionally unfolds when I am paying a visit to a shop. I discover a clever metalworking tool, device or system that the shop invented itself.

5 Feb 2001

Metalworking's Butterfly Effect

Forecasting the weather accurately more than two weeks out is almost impossible, because that span of time leaves the chance for small disturbances to have big results. Meteorologists refer to the "butterfly effect"—the idea that a butterfly flapping its wings could, in theory, set off an atmospheric chain reaction that ultimately would lead to a weather change.

15 Jan 2001

Five-Axis Mold Making Software Keeps Tires Rolling

Unless it goes flat, a tire is something most of us take for granted. In fact, the process of making a tire is very specialized and is becoming more sophisticated all the time.

15 Jan 2001

Maximum Aluminum: Optimizing Metal Removal Rate in Aluminum with a High Speed Spindle

Speed changes the rules. To maximize metal removal rate with a high speed spindle, follow some fundamental tooling considerations and mill at just the right rpm.

12 Jan 2001

High Speed Machining And You

This month's cover story illustrates something fundamental about high speed machining. The article presents a recipe related to speeds and depths of cut, but it doesn't list what those parameters should be.

15 Dec 2000

What The Control Can Do

Mold and die makers know better than other sorts of shops that a machine tool's performance is determined by the electronics as much as by the iron.

1 Dec 2000

Come Together

Machine tool companies are buying one another. Machine tool companies are partnering with one another.

15 Nov 2000

Fast Gaging For Fuel Efficiency

Tighter standards for automobile emission control and fuel economy translate directly to tighter tolerances for automotive fuel systems. Precision machining alone may not be enough to meet these tolerances because the precision of the complete assembly is what's key.

1 Nov 2000