DECEMBER 2017
MANUFACTURERS DRIVE
COATINGS FORWARD
New materials, lights-out
manufacturing, and advanced
processes demand new
formulas—p26
KEEPING UP WITH HIGH Q
RATES
Automating chip removal
requires the right conveying
system—p32
STAY HEALTHY,
PRODUCTIVE
Machine tool health affects
quality, profitability—p40
U AXIS EXPANDS MACHINING
CAPABILITIES FOR OIL AND
GAS INDUSTRY COMPONENTS
An additional axis allows
production of forms and profiles
frequently done as secondary
operations—p44
CAD
STILL
KEY FOR
ADDITIVE
DESIGN WORK
AS ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
BECOMES MORE POPULAR,
NEW SOFTWARE TOOLS ARE
