Cutting Tool Engineering

Cutting Tool Engineering is a B2B magazine and media company covering cutting and grinding technologies used throughout the manufacturing industry.

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The future of manufacturing is already in the room. 👀

Meet Camp CHAMP with Cat Ross and see 24 students turn curiosity into hands-on skill—now live on YouTube: https://t.co/GJifsPEgoc

#CampCHAMP #FutureMakers

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Many machine shops are operating below capacity, not because of equipment limitations, but because of labor shortages. Robotic machine tending can help maximize existing CNC investments, automate repetitive processes, and improve machine utilization across the shop floor.

Learn more: https://t.co/dlc1rr8xFf

Sponsored content from Mitsubishi Electric

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Constant down feed or incremental down feed - what is the difference?

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, The Grinding Doc, breaks it down.

Learn more: https://t.co/FqBrutlSR1

[himanshu @himanshustwts]

absolute GPT-3 moment for robotics
holy moly

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Boring may be a mature machining process, but it’s far from standing still.

Chatter, vibration, tool wear and manual adjustments can all chip away at precision and productivity. New boring technologies are tackling those challenges with damped tooling, real-time process monitoring and closed-loop systems that can automatically adjust the tool based on in-process measurements.

The result? Greater accuracy, higher throughput and a path toward lights-out precision boring.

Read “Silencing Chatter & Closing the Loop” from the August issue of Cutting Tool Engineering:
https://t.co/UBnN4GoeVU

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AI isn't just about automation. It can help manufacturers capture knowledge, reduce service calls and give customers a new way to get answers.
See how LNS is using AI to create a competitive advantage.
https://t.co/QdopZ3Whqh
#manufacturing #AI

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Why does early exposure to manufacturing matter? Camp CHAMP gives middle school students hands-on experience before they choose high-school classes—helping them see practical pathways into manufacturing and the skilled trades. #CampCHAMP #Manufacturing

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Hands-On Learning at Camp CHAMP

Students at Camp CHAMP were eager to learn—and got to help operate the machine that snaps a pen together. Beau says the hands-on experience was an awesome opportunity for him, too. #CampCHAMP #ManufacturingEducation

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Sponsored content from @IscarUSA.

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One click. Sub-micron precision.
See how Swiss manufacturer Petitpierre uses machine vision to automate the cleaning and inspection of delicate watch components, boosting accuracy, speed and productivity.
https://t.co/1baoVk0Igx

#MachineVision #Metrology #Manufacturing #QualityControl

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Sponsored content from Transor.
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[Cutting Tool Engineering @ctemag]

Great article.

One thing I’d add: AI doesn’t just learn from company websites—it also learns from trusted third-party sources. That’s why publishing technical articles in respected trade publications is so valuable. Our articles don’t just reach engineers today—they become independent sources AI can reference tomorrow. 🔌😉

[Ted @gen3industrial]

I’m totally stumped, what’s the copper for?

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Big. Heavy. Expensive. Power generation machining is not for the faint of heart. From 500,000-lb turbines to $100,000 castings, every setup carries enormous stakes. Explore the challenges behind machining the components that keep the grid running.
https://t.co/zzdCETSujn
#machining #manufacturing

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A locally hosted RTX 4090 AI workstation can be a game-changer for the manufacturing industry—from small machine shops to large OEMs.

[KyzoroX @kyzoroXX]

A manufacturing company was quoted $280,000 for a new AI server.

They said no.

Instead, they bought a used 4U server with 8× NVIDIA A100 GPUs.

A week later, engineers were running models locally.

No cloud bills.

No waiting in API queues.

No sending proprietary data outside the company.

Six months later, the hardware had already paid for itself.

Funny thing is...

Nobody in the office cared that the server was loud.

Or that it pulled thousands of watts.

Or that it looked nothing like a gaming PC.

They only cared that jobs which used to take hours were finishing before lunch.

Sometimes the most valuable AI machine in the building...

is the ugliest one.

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Your CNC machine is only as precise as the workholding beneath it.

From vises and zero-point systems to dovetail clamping and vacuum workholding, the right setup improves accuracy, repeatability, setup time, and profitability.

Read "The Bedrock of Precision Success" by Erez Speiser:
https://t.co/LeKIBAXwLk

[Lyndex-Nikken @Lyndex_Nikken]

Stop complex CNC automation struggles. The EZ-Cob is a complete machine-tending ecosystem, grippers, workholding, & job management, for shops of any size. Maximize your equipment without headaches.

Watch: 👉 https://t.co/CuMQS5bMEa

#CNC #Automation

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A different type of arms race is happening on the shop floor.
In the latest Machinist’s Corner, Brandt Taylor explores FlexArm articulating cantilever arms and how they help operators tackle tapping, drilling, grinding and heavy-part handling with improved ergonomics, accuracy and safety.
Read more: https://t.co/geENZhoWHi
#manufacturing #machining

[Lyndex-Nikken @Lyndex_Nikken]

Catch "The Daily Grind" finale with @CTEplus, Lyndex-Nikken & Rob Layng this Mon 7/27 at 8 AM ET! Featuring machine tending expert Michael Ricketts on precision tech & workholding.

Tune in live: https://t.co/zdyGWlFWFr
#manufacturing

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