Carr Lane Mfg. Co. (www.carrlane.com) has introduced Abbott aluminum alloy blank tooling blocks that are made of A713 Tenzaloy aluminum alloy for light weight, high strength, and good vibration ...

Two of the largest time sinks in Swiss turning are setups and tool changes. Swiss-type lathes make money thanks to the fast production of high-quality parts in large volumes, and any human ...

Once dubbed by an industry writer the "Rodney Dangerfield" of composites, the tooling trade has definitely moved up to new levels of sophistication and earned the industry's respect. The growth of ...

Although aerospace composites and autoclave cure traditionally have gone hand in hand, Cirrus Design Corp. (Duluth, Minn.) does not own an autoclave. Founded in 1984, the general aviation aircraft ...