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Cheater bars are appropriately named, especially when it comes to tightening tool holders. We see the common pipes that are often added to the end of wrenches to achieve more torque in customers’ shops all the time. And while these makeshift wrenches may make tightening or loosening holders easier, the damage they can cause is often overlooked.

Machinery tooling and equipment that get parts produced the fastest is always the best choice, right? But what else needs to be considered when choosing equipment for low- to mid-range production volumes?

Over the last couple of decades, digitization has increasingly crept into our lives. In the metalworking world it’s undeniable. Digital boring heads have emerged as indispensable time-saving and quality-ensuring tools in machine shops.

Understanding the mechanical behavior of each interface is critical when selecting the right spindle and tooling for milling applications.

Shops are leaving more than 30 percent of potential cutting tool life on the table by using poor-quality tool holders. With carbide costs rising, few shops can afford the waste. Learn how better tool holding improves tool life and reduces costs.

Ansonia Manufacturing, the only machine shop in the town of Sonoma, California, discovered the EWN2-32ExER32 boring head and used it to complete a tricky hardware component job for a “live” glass art sculpture.

Familiar name in NASCAR opens factory of the future and puts quality first.

Purchasing an offline tool presetter for the first time can be daunting.

There comes a point when we must ask if it is time to replace or repair equipment. Consider these factors when you're faced with that decision.

Not all pull studs are created equally.

While most can’t invest in transformative capital equipment without months of planning and of course extensive cost, workholding is a different story.

Before you read any further, we suggest you go back and read Part 1 of this two-part post.

There’s more than one way to skin a CAT…or should we say HSK in this case.

Smart Damper products are designed for deep-hole boring with BIG KAISER’s CKB modular boring system, and also for extended reach milling with both inch- and metric-pilot shell mills and face mills.

A group of Rolling Meadows high school students enjoyed a front-row seat at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during practice for the upcoming 101st Indianapolis 500.