MFGAxis Videos

Ask CTE Contributors: Master the Art of Rotary Broaching – Revolutionizing Polygon Machining

Join us for an insightful webinar featuring Genevieve Swiss Industries Inc., with expert Scott LaPrade, Applications Supervisor. Dive into the innovative world of rotary broaching and learn about the latest advancements and techniques revolutionizing polygon machining. Whether you're looking to enhance your existing skills or gain new insights into this specialized area, this webinar is a must-attend event for machining professionals seeking to stay at the forefront of their field.

Ask CTE Contributors: Core Competencies for the Aerospace Market

Based on the "Making the Grade" sidebar in Alan Richter's article "The Flying Five," featured in the June 2024 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering (available at digital.ctemag.com), discover why five-axis machining is…

Ask CTE Contributors: High-Pressure Coolant for Deep-Hole Drilling

Register to watch the recorded webinar on-demand. Join Cutting Tool Engineering for a one-hour webinar based on this month's cover story, "A Fluid Choice." The article examines the options for high-pressure coolant when deep-hole drilling.

Ask CTE Contributors about grinding

Join Cutting Tool Engineering for a one-hour grinding webinar based on the "Diamond in the Wheel" feature article published in the October 2023 issue of CTE magazine. Authored by Thomas Namola and…

Ask CTE Contributors about Micromachining

Ask CTE Contributors about Deburring

Based on the "Deburring and Chamfering" feature article published in the June issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, this webinar uses the article by James Engineering as a launching point to address a few audience questions about deburring as well as the ROI calculations to consider if you plan to move from a manual deburring process to an automated system capable of handling high volume.n

Ask CTE Contributors – Turning

April 2023

Ask CTE Contributors about rough turning steel

Martin Dillaman, global manager of engineering/applications for Greenleaf Corp., recaps and takes questions regarding "Making the Grade," a feature article published in the April 2023 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine that discusses how the use of the right carbide inserts helps overcome any issues that might arise when rough turning steel.

Episode 88: Fish scale chatter

Jeffrey Badger, Ph.D., CTE’s Ask The Grinding Doc columnist, explains the cause of what he calls “fish scale chatter” in the 88th episode of the Grinding Doc video series. Fun fact, there…

Episode 81: The Grinding Doc: Diagnosing shoulder pain

Dr. Jeffrey Badger examines why many shops experience pain when cylindrical grinding a face, or shoulder, in the 81st episode of the Ask the Grinding Doc video series, which is produced in…

Episode 79: Stop the burn on CBN wheels

A shop sometimes experiences burn when using a CBN wheel to cylindrically plunge-grind a part. Slowing down doesn't help. Dr. Jeffrey Badger, who writes the Ask the Grinding Doc column for Cutting…

Episode 78: What is TG grit?

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, who writes the Ask the Grinding Doc column for Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, offers a closer look at TG grit in the 78th episode of the Grinding Doc video…

Episode 63: Scrubber nozzles

Dr. Jeffrey Badger offers his take on the effectiveness of scrubber nozzles in the 63rd episode of Cutting Tool Engineering's Ask the Grinding Doc video series. Visit The Grinding Doc website for…

Episode 66: Pinch-Peel Grinding

A shop asks Dr. Jeffrey Badger, Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's "Ask the Grinding Doc" columnist, whether it's better to take several small, fast passes versus one large, slow pass when pinch-peel grinding…

Episode 59: What’s the story with Cubitron II grit?

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the Ask the Grinding Doc columnist for Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, examines the new Cubitron II grit. The research cited in this episode is described in detail in the…

Episode 57: Coolant Strategy

How close do you need to get the coolant nozzle to the grinding wheel? Dr. Jeffrey Badger, our Ask The Grinding Doc columnist, offers some direction. Visit The Grinding Doc website for…

Episode 53: Switching to CBN?

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's "Ask the Grinding Doc" columnist, offers a checklist for shops thinking about making the switch from aluminum-oxide to CBN. Visit The Grinding Doc website for…

Episode 51: Any sweet shortcuts?

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, who writes our Ask the Grinding Doc column, fields a question from a shop hoping to find a faster way to find the sweet spot when cylindrical-plunge grinding tugsten-carbide…

Episode 50: Keep the sweet spot

A shop that cylindrical-grinds tungsten-carbide is running into trouble maintaining optimal parameters when switching to a larger diameter. Dr. Jeffrey Badger, Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Ask the Grinding Doc columnist, offers some…

Episode 44: Getting toast with your plunge roll?

A shop recently asked Dr. Jeffrey Badger, Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Ask the Grinding Doc columnist, to settle an argument about which way to run the dresser when rotary plunge diamond dressing…

Episode 37: What’s your Q prime number?

A shop that grinds tungsten-carbide endmills using a resin-bonded diamond wheel turned to Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the author behind our Ask the Grinding Doc column and video series, because one of the…

Episode 35: A closer look

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's "Ask the Grinding Doc" columnist, shares a number of photos taken at extreme magnification to reveal wheel wear and much more in the the 35th…

Episode 13: Eliminating burr

Watch the latest episode of our Grinding Doc Video Series featuring Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the expert behind Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Ask the Grinding Doc column. In the latest installment of the…

Episode 72: How do you spot loading?

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, Cutting Tool Engineering's "Ask the Grinding Doc" columnist, offers some simple advice for detecting whether your wheel has loading. About the Grinding Doc Video Series: Thanks to his work as an…