July 2023 Issue

July 2023

Digital Edition

World Machine Tool Production and Consumption Modestly Down in 2022

While global machine tool activity slid back to 2020 levels last year, overall production and consumption were still at historically healthy levels.

Features

Featured articles from the July 2023 issue of Modern Machine Shop

Milling Tools 23 Jun 2023

The Impact of Cutting Teeth Spacing on Machining Stability

Many cutter designs are available, and variable teeth spacing (or variable pitch) cutters can be used to influence milling stability. Let’s discuss why teeth spacing affects stability.

Aerospace 19 Jun 2023

5 Tips for Running a Profitable Aerospace Shop

Aerospace machining is a demanding and competitive sector of manufacturing, but this shop demonstrates five ways to find aerospace success.

Holemaking 26 Apr 2023

Form Tapping Improves Tool Life, Costs

Moving from cut tapping to form tapping for a notable application cut tooling costs at Siemens Energy and increased tool life a hundredfold.

Automation 3 Jul 2023

Give Job Shop Digitalization a Customer Focus

Implementing the integrated digital technologies and automation that enhance the customer's experience should be a priority for job shops and contract manufacturers.

Inspection and Measurement 26 May 2023

Centralization Errors Grow as Bores Get Smaller

It is important to consider the effects of gage centralization when measuring smaller bores. Selecting the right tool is often based on the bore’s size and tolerance.

Cutting Tools 16 Jun 2023

How to Troubleshoot Issues With Tool Life

Diagnosing when a tool is failing is important because it sets an expectation and a benchmark for improvements. Finding out why gives us a clue for how to fix it.

12 Jul 2023

Zillow for Machine Tools?

The ability to see spec-by-spec comparisons between machine tools made Techspex.com immediately popular. Now, the machine tool search engine boasts a fresh new look and 5 must-see upgrades.

Inspection and Measurement 5 Jul 2023

You Are Not Spending Enough on Gaging

Is there an intuitive ratio shaping shops’ perceptions of how much gaging capacity is appropriate for their machining capacity? Much has changed; that ratio might need to be reconsidered.

Workholding 27 Mar 2023

Fixturing Castings Made Simple Through Adhesive Workholding

When a casting proved too malleable for traditional gripping, Thomas/Euclid Industries adopted — and succeeded with — Blue Photon adhesive workholding.