Features
How it Works – Keeping the Spindles Turning
by Barbara Donohue Today’s Machining World Archives September 2006 Volume 02 Issue 09 Everything wears out eventually, and the spindles in machine tools are no exception. Though many shops could [...]
How It Works – Certified Destruction
Today’s Machining World Archives June 2011 Volume 07 Issue 05 By Barbara Donohue Keeping bad, worn or obsolete parts out of the supply chain. Out-of-spec or obsolete parts may look [...]
Engineers Toy with Real Model Trains
By Robert Strauss Today’s Machining World Archives May 2011 Volume 07 Issue 04 Charlie Smith weaves his Big Joe forklift through his warren of machinery as if he were the [...]
How it Works – University Research on Machining
By Barbara Donohue Today’s Machining World Archives May 2011 Volume 07 Issue 04 Metal cutting is alive and well in academia, with research producing both radical new technologies and clever [...]
Interview with Mitchell Liss, President of Edsal Manufacturing Company, Inc
By Lloyd Graff Today’s Machining World Archives September 2010 Volume 06 Issue 07 Lloyd and Noah Graff met with Mitchell Liss, president of Edsal Manufacturing Company, Inc., to talk about [...]
How I Survived the Recession
Interviewed by Noah Graff, Edited by Emily Halgrimson Today’s Machining World Archives April 2011 Volume 07 Issue 03 Four companies that are thriving after the recession, and how they [...]
How it Works – Coatings for Cutting Tools
By Barbara Donohue Today’s Machining World Archives April 2011 Volume 07 Issue 03 The thinnest of thin layers can make a big difference in tool life and performance. In the [...]
How it Works – Don’t Call it “Grinding”
Today’s Machining World Archives March 2011 Volume 07 Issue 02 By Barbara Donohue Creep feed grinding, a high stock removal technology, uses abrasives to cut any material you can think [...]
I Don’t Want You: How the American Visa System Keeps Skilled Workers Out
Today’s Machining World Archives March 2011 Volume 07 Issue 02 By Bridget Mintz Testa Although the nation-wide shortage of workers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (the “STEM” fields) is well-known, [...]
Twenty Four Hours in the Life of Curtis Screw
By Lloyd Graff Gary Pletscher hopped out of his Ford pickup at 5:55 a.m. on November 10thand marched across the Thielman Drive asphalt, anticipating a 13-hour siege of problem-solving amidst [...]