Chris Koepfer

Chris Koepfer Editor Emeritus

Medical Machining is in the Genes

Sometimes it’s difficult to stay away. This company is an example of a precision machining family that simply can’t stop doing what it does.

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Parts Cleaning

Precision Parts Cleaning: Secondary No More

In our February issue, we will include a parts cleaning section that features products, processes and services to help make shops better aware of the latest technologies in the parts cleaning field.

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Online Search Engine for Machine Tools

This month Techspex launched its version 3.0 for its online machine tool search engine.

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Another Crack in the ‘Glass Ceiling’

Nancy Peterson Hearn, chairman of the board at Peterson Tool Company, has been awarded the prominent Gold Micrometer Award by the Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA) for making significant contributions to the industry during her 40 years of service.

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Paying it Forward

We all know that Detroit is undergoing rough times. However there are good things happening in and around the Motor City.

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Toolholders

More Tools for Swiss-Types

Iscar is expanding its line of square-shank toolholders for Swiss-type automatics and CNC machine tools by adding new tools for high pressure coolant and also tools without the internal coolant feature.

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Turning into 2014

Shops need to pay attention to the growth in capability and OEM participation data collection and dissemination systems such as MTConnect.

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In-Kind Grant Gives Students Access to Popular Technology

TST Tooling Software Technology and Vero Software have made an in-kind grant of $750,000 worth of Edgecam software to Lawrence Technological University.

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Kennametal and Sumitomo Electric Agree

These two signed a licensing agreement under which Sumitomo Electric will provide and support Kennametal’s KM4X spindle solution to its customers globally.

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Okuma’s OSP Control is 50 Years Old

In 1963, Okuma introduced its first CNC the OSP. OSP stands for Okuma sampling path, which emphasized the innovation of creating a digital representation of a machine tool’s cutting path.

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A Busy and Good Year

Mr. Mauro is a one-man show. He loads the FMB bar feed magazine, writes the programs, loads the programs, presets the tools and measures the complete parts.

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Cutting Tools

Small Mill Cuts Tough Materials

Tech Brief: Designed to mill stainless steel, titanium, chrome-cobalt alloys as well as the so-called super alloys, the newly conceived small milling cutter improves cutting data results in these and other materials.

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