Precipitation-hardenable (PH) stainless steels are turning up in more and more aerospace applications because they can be age hardened, sometimes after being cold worked, to various strength levels ...

McCormick Industries, an Appleton, Wisconsin-based CNC machining facility today announced advancements in its precision CNC machining technology, expanding its ability to produce high-performance ...

Grade 416 stainless steel is a martensitic machining bar, with machinability enhanced by Sulphur and Phosphorus. This steel is sometimes used in hardened or unhardened and highly tempered condition, ...

Wire electric discharge machining (WEDM) shapes high-strength components by removing material through controlled thermal erosion. A recent study optimized WEDM parameters for AISI 1045 medium carbon ...

All around the world component manufacturers are looking for new ways to increase productivity while driving down production costs — all without changing the quality or consistency of their products.

This article was updated May 25, 2023. It was originally published Nov. 17, 2009. To put hard, durable threaded holes in plastics, engineers often specify threaded metal inserts that will securely ...