It’s easy for non-manufacturers to take miniaturization for granted, but those who have spent any time at all in a micromachining-focused shop know how challenging those parts can be. Tiny parts require even tinier part features, virtually all of which demand meeting...

It's a fact of life: As machine tools age, they drift out of spec from their original performance, and new technologies emerge that offer improved options for shops to implement. At the same time, machine tool builders also offer rebuild and retrofit services that can...

Located in Milpitas, California, Precision Swiss Products Inc. has gained a reputation for being able to handle the toughest jobs in the most challenging industries. Whether rapidly producing prototypes for the medical industry or handling the incredibly tight...

Are you tightening your tools in an overtorqued death grip? If your notion of taper contact and pull stud torque dates back a few years, chances are that you're deforming your tools and ramping up your runout. Time to catch up with today's technology and give your...

One of the first questions new powRgrip owners ask is "How much of my tool shank has to stay inside the collet?" We demonstrate proper use to all our customers, but what makes that demonstration even easier is that we've designed our PG collets to answer the question...

Accurate tool measurements are critical in precision machining, but where that measurement takes place is another story – one that has a significant impact on productivity. However, while offline presetting is typically a more cost and time-efficient process, many...

Swiss-style machines dominate the production of small, precise parts for medical, watchmaking and other applications, but with more than a dozen sharp little tools ganged up in various locations within their confined work areas, changeovers pose a real challenge....

While the latest and greatest machine tools excite engineers and operators, many manufacturers’ businesses are built on reliable turning operations performed with simple 3-axis lathes, and many of them have kept the same technology in place for decades as part of...

When shops implement ceramic cutting tools, they enter a brand-new paradigm as they turn many of the traditional conventions of machining upside down. From the lack of coolant to the need for sparks during the cut, working with solid ceramic tools gives shops new...