Cast Contents: General Industry Coverage
Choosing the right cast aluminum and aluminum alloys from among the hundreds of different grades and the many tempers in each grade requires understanding of the materials' designation system to know their…
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Ceramic Healing: Medical Manufacturing
Advanced ceramics' properties make them suitable materials for medical instruments and implants, as well as for parts in medical devices. Making ceramic parts, however, requires manufacturing techniques similar to those used to…
Coming to More Shops Soon?
High-power laser machines—at least 5,000w—are more useful in machine shops because their power permits fast processing of thicker materials, materials more like the blocks machined by the metalcutting industry. Also, automation allows…
Your shop's working people
Read the full article here Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE: 2008-05-01 CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/your-shops-working-people-2/ Legacy path: /articles/your-shops-working-people
New Rules of Engagement: General Industry Coverage
High-speed machining can improve productivity, but a shop will need to change its tool settings and toolpath strategies and experiment with feed rates to achieve this goal. Imported from the CTE archive…
Harder With Silicon: General Industry Coverage
Several types of cutting tools can be protected with coatings harder than regular A1TiN coatings by combining A1TiN grains with an amorphous silicon-nitride matrix. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion…
The Transformers
Lean manufacturing can benefit medium-size and larger companies by improving productivity and reducing quality problems and lead times. Benefits can be realized even in smaller, highly variable job shops through standardized work,…
Alluring Deburring: Testing & Quality Assurance
Magnetic abrasive finishing can deburr and create highly polished, smooth surface finishes. It can also remove microcracks, recast metal, metallurgical phase changes, visible scratches and damaging residual stresses. Imported from the CTE…
Top Tools
There are five tool tips for moldmakers for speeding up production and aiding in highly repeatable, precision machining. Included are deep-hole drills to avoid pecking, high-feed cutters, tools for reducing EDMing, high-precision…
Now Hear This: Digitalization & Industry 4.0
Grinding machine operators are able to listen to the processes via acoustic emission (AE) monitoring systems and use the information to shorten cycle times and minimize wheel loss from dressing. But, AE…
Small Bars, Big Results: General Industry Coverage
Using mini and micro boring bars effectively in Swiss-style machines requires machine shops to know the types of available bars and the ways to strengthen their cutting edges, reduce pressures on the…
Staying Sharp
Staying Sharp, Manager's Desk, Back to Basics, Machine Technology, Shop Operations, Part Time, Ask the Grinding Doc Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE: 2008-04-01…
High-Flying Parts: General Industry Coverage
To increase productivity, the aerospace industry should consider different tool materials for faster cutting speeds, tool coatings for reduced wear, and machine tools for quicker cycle times. Imported from the CTE archive…
Keeping It Together: General Industry Coverage
Machine shops and other companies discuss the workpiece materials, machine tools and metalcutting processes needed to make the fasteners that keep aircraft and spacecraft together. Imported from the CTE archive to seed…
Hard Tools for a Fine Finish
Superhard finishing tools may benefit machined parts via finer surface finishes, greater wear resistance and harder, stronger microstructures. Also, some of the tools can last longer than their conventional counterparts. Imported from…
Tool Spray
With through-tool minimum-quantity lubrication, machine shops may be able to decrease coolant costs and increase productivity and part quality. But, they have to invest in equipment and tooling to achieve those results.…
Chuck Checkout: General Industry Coverage
Gripping power, friction and hysteresis are important factors in selecting a 3-jaw chuck to maximize a CNC lathe's accuracy and horsepower. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally…
Safeguarding Spindles: General Industry Coverage
Parts manufacturers can keep chips flying and maintain part accuracy by protecting their spindles against misuse, thermal expansion, collisions and penetration by coolant and metallic dust. Imported from the CTE archive to…
Youth Must Be Served: Workforce Development & Training
Companies work to interest youths in manufacturing through outreach efforts and partnerships with schools to offer courses that lead to college degrees in manufacturing. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion…
Working Software Hard: Design & Engineering
Features in CAM software that save programming time. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE: 2008-02-01 CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/working-software-hard/ Legacy path: /articles/working-software-hard
Coolant Calculus
Improving the grinding process via coolant nozzle design. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE: 2008-02-01 CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/coolant-calculus/ Legacy path: /articles/coolant-calculus
Three Paths Forward: Testing & Quality Assurance
Software options from basic to advanced for on-machine part measurement. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE: 2008-02-01 CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/three-paths-forward/ Legacy path: /articles/three-paths-forward
Building for Micromachining
Creating the machine tools that make microparts. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE: 2008-02-01 CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/building-micromachining/ Legacy path: /articles/building-micromachining
Powder Power: General Industry Coverage
Tungsten-carbide grades to use in tools for different applications. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE: 2008-02-01 CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/powder-power/ Legacy path: /articles/powder-power
Taming the 'Nastalloys': Turning Performance
Tips for turning nickel-based superalloys. Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis. Originally published on CTE: 2008-02-01 CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/taming-nastalloys/ Legacy path: /articles/taming-nastalloys