Chris Felix Former Editor-in-Chief

Basics 3 Jul 2013

Tooling Tips for Exotics

While exotic materials typically provide improved wear characteristics and better service life in the final product, they can present particular challenges during machining.

Parts Cleaning 26 Jun 2013

The Fascination with Passivation

Please allow me to involve you in a little experiment while we share some good technical information. Passivation is an important step in maximizing corrosion resistance of stainless steel parts.

Swiss-Types 19 Jun 2013

It still amazes me how small some of the parts can be in our industry. Although it looks like it might be just a chip, this medical component has an 8-thousandths hole through it with four mills along the sides.

Basics 12 Jun 2013

Repeatability with Heavy-Duty Vertical Turning

Developments in vertical turning technology, such as multitasking functionality, have further increased these machines' relevance.

Grinding 12 Jun 2013

Tool Grind Workholding System Limits Runout

Precision manufacturing requires minimal tool runout, but the amount of runout that is acceptable can be dependent on part tolerances and is often related to the size of the tool.

Parts Cleaning 12 Jun 2013

Aqueous System Helps Clean Up the Process

With the right cleaning system, this company was able to reduce failure rate and rework costs while refining its production process.

CAD/CAM 12 Jun 2013

1,250 MTM Postprocessors Delivered

Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM software for programming CNC machine tools, recently delivered its 1,250th postprocessor in support of a large variety of multitasking machines (MTMs) from nearly 70 manufacturers.

Shop Management Software 11 Jun 2013

Quoting in the Cloud

Cloud computing has been predicted to become a game-changing technology in manufacturing.

Turn-Mills 5 Jun 2013

Mazak Event Targets Aerospace, Medical

While in the area for EASTEC last month, I attended Mazak Corporation’s “Discover More with Mazak” event at its Northeast Technology Center in Windsor Locks, Conn. The 3-day event highlighted a lineup of the company’s manufacturing systems.

CAD/CAM 29 May 2013

Still Going Strong

This year, CNC Software Inc. is celebrating Mastercam's 30th anniversary. It's been quite a journey for this progressive company.

CAD/CAM 22 May 2013

Edgecam Celebrates 30 Years

Yes, I thought the photo was of some sort of cake to celebrate Edgecam’s 30th anniversary. I was wrong. But that does not take away from the fact that the software manufacturer was founded in 1983.