Read the March 2016 Digital Edition

Normally, Stein Seal would have no problem machining a large, bell-shaped workpiece like the one it contracted for in 2013.

But to deliver the price point necessary, the shop need a mull-turn machine able to swivel the rotary table into a horizontal position. As a result, process time gets cut by two thirds. Turn to page 78 to read the full story.

Also in this issue:

How one shop used a web- and video-based training program tailored to its own specific practices to enable new hires to progress in stages from trainee to senior process engineer;

How data can prove the process for unattended machining; and

How MQL can be used for more effective deep-hole drilling.