Russ Willcutt Former Associate Editor
Russ Willcutt joined Gardner Business Media as associate editor of Modern Machine Shop in January of 2014, transitioning to the staff of Production Machining in September of 2016. He began his publishing career at his alma mater, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), where he produced magazines for the Schools of Engineering, Business, and Medicine, among others. After working as group managing editor for the HealthSouth Corp. he joined Media Solutions Inc., where he was founding editor of Gear Solutions, Wind Systems, and Venture magazines before heading up the Health Care Division for Cahaba Media Group.
Choosing the Right Aqueous Cleaning Operation
For most machining processes, water-based solutions can be applied using tailored technologies for specific applications.
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Toyota Donates Building to Education Center
The state of Kentucky is giving Boone County Schools an almost $7 million Work Ready Skills Initiative grant to convert a Toyota building into a high school.
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Success One STEP at a Time
A certified woman-owned business owner has been recognized by PMPA and Illinois Manufacturers Excellence Center for her energy and accomplishments.
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Cutting Tool Consulting
Faced with a complex and challenging application, machine shops have a solid resource in cutting tool suppliers with engineering departments to help achieve their production goals.
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Video: Comprehensive Machine Monitoring
Assistance and process monitoring systems provide apps to ensure that your equipment is running to the extent of its capabilities.
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Using Expertise as Leverage to Enter New Markets
After many years building its reputation as a precision aerospace supplier, this company chose to use that experience to enter medical machining.
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Developing a Platform for Data-Driven Manufacturing
With the eventual goal of adding machine condition monitoring, this company began by installing an ERP system as a foundation to build upon, flattening the learning curve with each step toward achieving increased process oversight.
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Precision Cartridge Mandrel for Internal Clamping
A new mandrel provides consistent workpiece ID clamping of very small diameters for grinding, turning, milling, drilling and measuring.
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Swiss Tooling for Grooving and Cut-Off Operations
A modular grooving system with a single toolholder can be equipped to perform a number of different machining processes, especially Swiss turning.
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Cybersecurity Guidelines Underway for Michigan Manufacturers
Companies working with the Department of Defense have less than a year to meet minimum cybersecurity guidelines.
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Kennametal Expands Modular Tooling Line
A new partnership between Kennametal and EWS Tool Technologies will work toward making driven tool setup both fast and accurate.
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F. Zimmermann Opens Subsidiary in the U.S.
Besides servicing its traditional gantry customers, the U.S. staff of 13 will also focus on the new five- and six-axis FZH400 HMCs, which are ideally suited for highly efficient machining of structural components in the aerospace industry.
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