Basics

Workforce Development 9 Jul 2018

Why IMTS is Indispensable to Job Shops

Read testimonials from machine shop leaders on why they attend IMTS and how it has successfully impacted their businesses

How to Simplify Your Tooling Inventory with Indexable Slitting

Narrowest indexable slitting line available eliminates the need for regrinding and also reduces the number of required setups, thus simplifying your tooling inventory.

Milling Tools 15 Aug 2021

Understanding Circle-Segment Milling Tools

The circle-segment cutter represents a class of milling tool in which the CAM software is key for using the tool effectively. Cutting profiles presented at the proper angles realize cycle-time reductions in contoured workpieces such as molds. A CAM company engineer discusses the role of this tooling.

How to Make More Money with Vertical Machining Centers

If you’re a job shop, you buy machines to make money, and chances are you’re using VMCs. The machine you buy, and how you deploy it, has everything to do with how profitable your shop will be.

Basics 21 Jun 2018

MMS Looks Back: 1980s - CAD/CAM Comes on Strong

As CNC machine tools displaced conventional, manually operated machines, computerized systems were taking over other manufacturing functions. This story is part of our 90th anniversary series.

Basics 19 Jun 2018

MMS Looks Back: 1970s - When We Looked Back and Forward

One article in the 50th anniversary issue recapped the emerging technologies covered in years past, but another predicted how the digital computer and automation might impact our industry in the future. This story is part of our 90th anniversary series.

Moving Up to Five-Axis Machining

Upgrading to five-axis machining doesn't have to be an uphill battle. Discover how to take advantage of today’s five-axis technology in a way that makes sense for your job shop. (Sponsored Content)