Derek Korn

Derek Korn Editor-in-Chief

Milling Tools

Cutting Tools Enable Team Penske to Perform More Aggressive Roughing

Team Penske's cutting tools caused extended cycle times in roughing performance racing parts. Tungaloy's DoFeed and TungMeister cutters reduced cycle times, the predictable tool wear easing unattended machining.

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Measurement

Shops Cite Their One Big Technology Addition

Here are three technologies that participants in our Top Shops benchmarking survey say have been particularly impactful on their machining businesses.

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Medical

ISO Changes: Managing Risk

The new ISO 9001:2015 standard emphasizes risk assessment. Medical shops with ISO 13485 certification already manage this.

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From Shop to Shop Management Software Provider

A co-founder of a machine shop that developed its own web-based shop management software explains why the decision was made to sell the shop and go into the software business.

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Turning Tools

New Tooling Technologies for Today, Tomorrow

A recent visit to Sandvik Coromant’s headquarters in Sandviken, Sweden, revealed a handful of technologies that will impact machining and machine monitoring moving forward.

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Complete Machining of Large Aerospace Parts

Machine Specialties Inc. needed to produce large parts with a constantly increasing degree of complexity. The M120 Millturn from WFL enables the shop to process large components in only one clamping.

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Toolholders

Overcoming the Challenges of Threading Hardened Parts

Threading hardened parts resulted in long cycle times and fast tool wear for one shop. Seco's Secomax CBN200 insert grade reduced threading cycle time by a third.

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Grinding

Vibratory Finishing System Handles Delicate Die Castings

Kovolis Hedvikov A.S. needed a flexible finishing process integrated into its existing production scheme. Rosler's continuous-feed vibratory system provided efficient finishing of large, delicate die castings.

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Basics

EDM Machine Probing Possibilities

Probing options for electrical discharge machining equipment range from simple to sophisticated. Here are options for wire, sinker and hole-drilling EDM.

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Basics

When to Use a Diaphragm Chuck

The accuracy and repeatability of these chucks make them well-suited for a number of workholding applications.

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Grinding

Seen in a Sidebar

Although one of my recent stories focused on peel grinding, it also included a sidebar about an alternate through-coolant grinding wheel dresser. READ MORE

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Shop Management System Streamlines Aerospace Production

For Sealth Aero Marine, jobs were hard to track and production information was hard to access. ProShop, from Adion Systems made these processes easier and improved sales and on-time deliveries.

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