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Tooling & Workholding 2023 Special Supplement

The 2023 edition of Tooling & Workholding is available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.
The Rego-Fix powRgrip system provides increased tool life, higher precision, overall improved hole quality, superior holding power, and vibration control.

The Benefits of Perfectly Drilled Holes

May 4, 2023
Toolholding is the key to boosting drilling accuracy.
Joe West
By Joe West Territory Manager, South Central U.S., Rego-Fix Tool
Chuck Birkle

Considerations for a Wise Machine Tool Purchase

May 11, 2023
As with most major purchases, research, reflection, and preparation are prerequisites to making a wise machine tool purchase.
Chuck Birkle
By Chuck Birkle Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Mazak Corp.
Automation typically increases during a recession. The trend is now expanding to small- and mid-sized businesses.

Tooling & Workholding Cycles Up for 2023

May 3, 2023
New orders for manufacturing technology exploded out of COVID. Now it’s T&W’s turn.
Steve Plumb
By Steve Plumb Senior Editor, SME Media
The Makro-Grip Ultra is a modular workholding system designed to accommodate large components.

Fixturing Help is Within Your Grasp

May 15, 2023
The latest workholding offerings are designed for all the facets and demands of modern machining.
By SME Media Staff
CoroTurn Y-axis turning is a three-axis simultaneous turning method in which the tool rotates around its own center. The insert is positioned for machining in the Y-Z plane and the milling spindle axis interpolates during turning. As a result, a complex shape or a pocket can be machined with a single tool.

Tooling Up with Indexable Cutters

May 8, 2023
Indexable insert cutting tools continue to evolve from predominantly roughing applications to finish machining and are becoming available in smaller-diameter tools.
Jim Lorincz
By Jim Lorincz Contributing Editor, SME Media
Zoller Inc.’s Industry 4.0 technology center.

Tooling & Workholding Looks to the Future with Next-Gen Tech

May 5, 2023
To stay competitive, manufacturers must embrace Industry 4.0.
Bill Koenig
By Bill Koenig Senior Editor, SME Media
Emuge EF-Series of high-penetration include a line of sub-micro grain carbide coolant-fed micro drills. The tools are ideal for aerospace, medical and precision automotive applications designed for producing very deep holes.

Getting to Know the Drill on Drilling

May 10, 2023
Considerations include hole depth, material, accuracy, application, and tapping.
Marlon Blandon
By Marlon Blandon Product Manager – Drills, Thread Milling, Emuge-Franken USA
A technology cycle is a conversational or dialog-guided control option designed to simplify advanced programming for operations such as gear skiving.

Machine OEMs Meet the Moment

May 12, 2023
Artificial intelligence and automation help modernize machining.
By SME Media Staff