Chris Koepfer

Chris Koepfer Editor Emeritus

Machining--There's an App for That

Move over Texas Instruments.

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Using Energy Efficiently Can Boost Profitability

As energy costs increase, making efficient use of kilowatts is more important than ever.

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Living by Deadlines

I’d say everyone involved in business, with a few exceptions, is under the gun in one way or another.

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Energy-Conscious Machine Tools

Energy costs are on the rise, and new regulations mandate that manufacturing facilities reduce their consumption levels and overall carbon footprints.

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Making Locks Since Lincoln

For 150 years, padlock manufacturer Wilson Bohanan has done one thing and done it well. Spanning much of the Industrial Revolution, this company has survived and prospered by adapting to change both in product and process as evidenced by the company’s recent installation of a CNC multi-spindle.

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Builder/Vendor Cooperation

There was a time when many machine tool builders were very vertically integrated.

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Cutting Tools

Consider a Systems Approach to Tooling

How parts are processed is the key to reducing cycle times, especially when using Swiss-type and turn-mill machines.

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Show Your Cool Factor

 I know it, and you know it: Manufacturing in the 21st century is really cool.

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Grinding

Single Pass Honing System with Automatic Tool Wear Compensation

Single pass honing, also referred to as diamond bore sizing, is a good way to produce parts economically when the bore is small or has thin-walled members that need to be honed.

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Unleaded Brass May Be in Your Future

The trend in unleaded metals is to establish certification standards for plumbing and drinking products in an effort to reduce public exposure to lead.

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The Show Must Go On

According to AMT, the IMTS sponsor, more than 1,100 exhibitors are scheduled to come out of their bunkers to demonstrate what they’ve been working on for the last 2 years.

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Cutting Tools

New Use of Hard Machining Can Replace EDM

Throughout the past decade, new developments in cutting tools and machining center technologies have opened the door for milling of complex component shapes and geometries in hardened materials previously accomplished through Electrical Discharge Machining.

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