TORMACH LABS

Often when you as five machinists the same question, you’re bound to get seven answers. That doesn’t mean that they are indecisive, rather, it’s because there are so many different ways to do any given operation. That being said, there is no 100% right or wrong way to cut aluminum, but here are a few things to keep your eyes on when buying end mills …

If you’ve designed something in CAD, you’re probably at least familiar with Solidworks. Every year, Solidworks hosts a big event to teach their users about everything that the software has to offer, as well as showcase their partners – Solidworks World.

Tolerance stacking refers to the combination of various part dimension tolerances. After a tolerance is identified on the dimension of a part, it is important to test whether that tolerance would work with your tool’s tolerances …

When most of us hear the word acrobat, we think of high-flying trapeze or people doing crazy stunts in precarious locations. Believe it or not, there’s an industry for creating the stuff that those crazy performers use everyday.

It’s been said time and again that adding hands-on experiences in the classroom make it easier to learn and understand, especially in the worlds of manufacturing and engineering. Matias Perret is an instructor at the College of Engineering at the University of Iowa, and he has used both a PCNC 770 and a PCNC 440 to give his students …