Technical Articles
Metal Cutting Corporation has published these technical articles:
(Machine Shop Services)
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Like many OEMs you may be looking to improve part quality for a difficult geometry, reduce production time and cost, and decrease
time to market. In your efforts to achieve these goals you'll likely...
(Metals and Alloys)
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Tungsten is as radiopaque as gold. For applications requiring radiopacity and the added benefits of pure gold, Metal Cutting's gold plated tungsten is an affordable, high quality alternative...
(Cutting Services)
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Metal Cutting Industry Trends Report 2013....
(Metal Shapes and Stock)
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Graphite has long been the preferred material for the majority of sinker EDM
electrode applications due to its exceptional thermal resistivity and manufacturability. But, before graphite there was...
(Part Fabrication Services)
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Throughout our industry, ISO 9000 is a common tool used by companies in developing, deploying, and documenting their internal quality standards. Yet surprisingly, there are some misconceptions about...
(Metal Shapes and Stock)
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Because we at Metal Cutting are specialists in precision cut-to-length metal tube, people often pick our brains to learn more about the advantages or disadvantages of different tubing materials - and...
(Machine Shop Services)
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When a stamped spacer is just not good enough....
(Part Fabrication Services)
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It's Round, It's Straight, It's 3D! As part of our continuing exploration of the Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) standards that are used to communicate how parts should be manufactured...
(Machine Shop Services)
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Without a doubt, the key to deburring of small metal parts is to not form a burr in the first place - which, not coincidentally, is one of the underpinnings of our metal cutting business. Our...
(Part Fabrication Services)
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Looking at the fundamentals of small parts sourcing and how to make more informed decisions about specifications....
(Part Fabrication Services)
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Geometric tolerancing is an aspect of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), a method of communicating how a part is to be produced. Typically using a series of 14 standard symbols to help...
(Metals and Alloys)
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At the height of summer here at Metal Cutting Corporation, our thoughts naturally turn to the weather and the ways in which heat can affect the materials our customers choose and the tools used to...
(Machine Shop Services)
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When talking about the distinctions between honing and lapping in the world of precision small metal parts, the best response might be the two processes are remarkably similar yet fundamentally...
(Hose, Pipe and Tubing)
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Since the early days of the twentieth century, stainless steel has played an essential role in the design and production of medical device tubing. With advances in the technology used to make...
(Hose, Pipe and Tubing)
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Deciding How Tight Your Tube Tolerances Really Need to Be...
(Metal Shapes and Stock)
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And now for a completely different topic about tungsten ... Dimensionally a far cry from tungsten wire with a diameter of 0.0010" (0.025 mm) is the use of tungsten for die sinker electrodes. Taking...
(Machine Shop Services)
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From September 12 to 17, 2016, IMTS Chicago - the biennial International Manufacturing Technology Show that is one of the largest industrial trade shows in the world - will feature an enormous...
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In our industry, the term *metal finishing* is used in regard to many different processes, but in general it pertains to when, for various reasons, parts need to be made smoother, shinier, duller, or...
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Recently, we talked a little about the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and how NIST traceable standards are an important part of our QMS standards. But NIST traceability is not...
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This week, we take a look at perpendicularity, yet another of the GD&T features sometimes indicted on an engineering drawing to communicate how a small metal part should be produced and to specify the...
(Coating Services and Finishing Services)
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Controlling Feature Variation in Two vs. Three Dimensions and general discussion on the similarities and differences between Profile of a Line vs. Profile of a Surface...
(Metals and Alloys)
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Stainless steel in its different varieties, including 304, 316, 316L, and others, is the material that forms the backbone of the medical device industry. However, other metals are important and are...
(Part Fabrication Services)
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Metal inspection is a critical step in the manufacturing process, helping to ensure the quality of small metal parts that are the components of (literally) countless products. Yet, the concept of 100%...
(Hose, Pipe and Tubing)
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From food science and the controversial GMOs, to pharmaceutical development and medical research, to the routine tests that are part of an annual checkup, liquid dispensing systems play a largely...
(Hose, Pipe and Tubing)
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What is important to know about precision tubing under high pressure?...
(Part Fabrication Services)
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As we mentioned in our last blog, at Metal Cutting Corporation we typically begin every project with a sampling plan that spells out the specifics of metal parts inspection, including an associated...
(Metal Shapes and Stock)
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How One Machinist Started Big and Went Micro When I got my start as a machinist 25 years ago, it was a very different world than what we see in CNC metal cutting services today...
(Metals and Alloys)
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The International Tungsten Industry Association (ITIA) is an esteemed organization of which our colleagues at Nippon Tungsten have been a member for many years. Where Metal Cutting Corporation is an...
(Metals and Alloys)
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an ITIA newsletter article, "A Family's Day with Tungsten," and how tungsten uses circa 2007 compare with uses today, as seen through a day in the life of a family....
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In today's automotive systems, even relatively "simple" applications such as headlights, taillights, brake lights, and turn signals are prime targets for innovations in technology. But while people...