The Management Update Conference is a long-standing annual gathering (first held in 1975) designed specifically for owners, ...

Establishing an Effective Hard-Turning Process In devising its hard-turning strategy, this die/mold shop has been able to speed the production of its new deep-draw round tooling offerings by turning ...

Shifting From On-Machine to Offline Programming In the midst of learning to program its CNC milling machines offline and the promise of using that experience to transfer more work to its Swiss-type ...

Even after 10 months of use on one machine, FT Precision does not know the full tool life of its EdgeX4 drills from West Ohio Tool. These PCD-edged drills replace the fully carbide mass production ...

10 Ways Additive Manufacturing and Machining Go Together and Affect One Another Forget “additive versus subtractive.” Machining and metal additive manufacturing are interconnected, and enhance the ...

Starting your own business is a big commitment. You have to identify your market and its needs, gather the capital to invest in getting it off the ground and have a passion for the work you’re doing.

CI quality engineer James Pershken used the mold design environment of a CAD program for the initial design of this 3D-printed fixture. He then modified the outcome by adding a standard base to fit ...

One of the common “laws” of CFRP machining is that traditional liquid coolants, particularly those that are petroleum-based, should not be used. This idea is based on fears that these coolants could ...

Turning is the process of using lathes to remove material from the outer diameter of a rotating workpiece. Single-point tools shear metal from the workpiece in (ideally) short, distinct, easily ...

In addition to the multiples of the tooth passing frequency (sometimes called superharmonics), we can also have fractions of the tooth passing frequency (or subharmonics). Content at fractions of the ...

Consider the microbe. A small bacterium isn’t terribly worrisome on its own, but when it multiplies, it can easily sicken a person — or clog a machine tool. The oils and chemicals in most industrial ...

Leadership, in general, involves guiding others. It makes sense to adopt different leadership styles in different situations, however, in order to be effective and produce the desired results.