Derek Korn

Derek Korn Editor-in-Chief

Thoughts About the ‘Softer’ Side of Machining

During a live interview at IMTS 2024, I talked about how the application of software and data-driven methodologies can enable shops to improve shopfloor efficiency and overall profitability.

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Cutting Tools

Tooling Company Continues to Expand Offerings

Now representing six brands in North America, Platinum Tooling offers tooling and related accessories for a range of machine tool types, including CNC mills, lathes and Swiss-types.

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Production Machining and the Changing Media Landscape

New to the Production Machining brand? Here’s how we make accessing our premium content simple for you.

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Tsugami America Introduces its Process Development Center

The PDC helps machine shops develop machining processes including quality verification while offering limited contract machining services, too.

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CAD/CAM

CAM Software’s Place Serving Emerging Trends

SolidCAM aims to align its product development and customer engagement strategies to address the evolving needs and challenges of the manufacturing industry.

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CAD/CAM

Tech College Alum Returns to Teach CAD/CAM at Alma Mater

New part programming developments continue to be added to the Tri-County Technical College curriculum and solutions for Swiss-type lathes might soon be included.

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Do You Want the Last Word?

I’m always looking for quality contributed articles from industry experts about a range of topics to use to button up each issue of Production Machining.

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Grinding

Carbon Fiber Spindles Aim to Eliminate Grinding Variance

These spindles available on Tschudin CNC centerless grinders are designed to minimize the heat transfer factor while optimizing dimensional stability and material removal rate.

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Striving for Faster Changeovers for Multispindles

A multispindle platform designed to combine the high production speed of a cam-driven machine with the precision and repeatability of CNC also includes technology to speed set ups for new jobs.

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Where Machining Precision is a Family Tradition

This century-old manufacturer is a case in point of how company culture and openness to adopting new technology paves the way to success.

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What’s My IMTS Experience Like?

Some have asked me this question. Here’s a bit of what I’m doing before and during next month’s International Manufacturing Technology Show.

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Approach IMTS With a ‘Process’ Mindset

High-volume machining operations are more apt to think about the entire process of producing parts beyond the machine tools themselves. All such technology will be on display at IMTS.

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