Industry standards for surface finish help define the specifications of the instruments, how they are used, the results they provide and how they can be tested for performance.

Cat's PM-465 has simplified grade and slope control system that provides three operating menus. On-board electronics also regulate speed, steering and rotor drive, plus self-diagnostics. Milling ...

Currently, designers at the Georg machine tools division are completing an upgrade for Siemens manufacturing center in Görlitz, Germany. A turbine rotor lathe first installed in 1963 has been updated, ...

Blisks — or integrally bladed rotors —are produced in very hard materials (titanium, heat-resistant superalloys) and consist of complex geometries that require high-efficiency, high-precision ...

Screw rotor systems are critical components in compressors, vacuum pumps and various heavy-duty machinery. Their design and subsequent machining require an intricate balance between theoretical ...

Question: I have a 1994 Toyota Tercel. I will need brakes pretty soon. Can I replace the front disc pads and rear drums without machining them? How about seals, and rear brake hardware? Bob Answer: If ...

The advent of 3D milling is not new. The technology has been around since about 2009, and while 3D milling may be more prevalent on airport runway jobs than mainline highway paving jobs here in the ...