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Tooling
Dispelling Small Machine Shop Myths
Many job shops start in a garage with a used mill and a manual lathe. The owners of this Utah job shop took a different tack. Along the way to a very successful business, they've debunked a bunch of myths commonly held about job shops.
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The Case For Optimized Inserts
A carbide insert is an engineered system consisting of substrate, coating, geometry and other components designed to work together. Insert manufacturers are getting very adept at optimizing this system and matching it to a given application.
Read MoreFine Pitch Cutter Increases Milling Productivity
This 120 year-old manufacturer to update its manufacturing processes and expand its product offering so it could become a sole-source supplier for its customers in the steam industry.
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Setting Tools Makes Small Shop Sense
Some people think tool presetting can be justified only in large operations. This Arizona shop shows how it makes sense almost anywhere.
Read MoreTooling Partnerships Key To Rapid Growth
It is through partnerships with tooling vendors that this growing shop feels it can best position itself to provide the kind of service its customers require.
Read MoreMagnetic Workholding Expands Machining Options For St. Louis Mold Shop
Not long ago, this mold shop used conventional workholding devices such as mechanical vises and toe clamps. Although these are commonly used throughout the industry, the vises were found to restrict the workpiece size.
Read MoreWork Shifts Off-Center...And Onto A Lathe
The addition of a specialty chuck can give a wide range of new capabilities to a CNC lathe. It may even make a lathe more efficient than a machining center for many complex jobs.
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Chucks For Specialty Applications
Sometimes the standard three-jaw chuck isn't the best workholder for a job. Here are some alternative designs and some advice on where to use them.
Read MoreAerospace Manufacturer Produces 'Perfect' Pins To Secure Arrays
Imagine the space shuttle delivering a space station payload into orbit when suddenly, the locking mechanism holding the 100-foot-long array of solar panels fails, and out pops the entire solar panel array.
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