Cost Efficiency with Hard Part Turning
Either as an alternative or complement to grinding, hard part turning offers a number of advantages that have become even more evident with further developments in insert concepts.
View ArticleInnocent Until Proven Guilty
When something goes wrong with a machining process, it can be easy to misplace blame.
View ArticleGrooving Tools as Fine as a Strand of Hair
Imagine being able to cut grooves to the thickness of a human hair (0.0019 inch). It’s hard to picture, but when you see for yourself micro-medical devices, dental implants and micro-electronic...
View ArticleThe Big Step Up
A small shop added two new machines, each of which is more advanced than any of the previous machine tools the company has used. One of the co-owners committed to the work of bringing both of these...
View ArticleInsertable Form Drill System Provides Quality Surface Finish
To be able to manufacture the components of electro-pneumatic valves in production batches of millions, Nass Magnet (Hanover, Germany) invested in a new machining center with a rotary transfer machine...
View ArticleInsertable Form Drill System Enables Company to Bore Large Diameters
Nass Magnet (Hanover, Germany) invested in a new machining center with a rotary transfer machine with eight stations for double-sided machining.
View ArticleVideo: Blisk Milling
The process seen here uses trochoidal tool paths and cryogenic cooling
View ArticleReplacing Broaching with Milling
Trochoidal milling is a toolpath technique generally applied to increase tool life or material removal rate in hard metals. Manufacturing solutions provider Iruba also relies on this approach to make a...
View ArticleOnline Knowledge Hub Optimizes Hole Making
Drilling Knowledge Hub is a website dedicated to optimizing drilling process and customizing results to users' needs.
View ArticleWhat's in a Name?
Despite the ER collet’s prevalence in the industry, its users are not necessarily familiar with its history.
View ArticleToolholders Designed for Small, Complex Parts
Rego-Fix’s slim-nose PowRGrip series PG 6 toolholder is designed for accessing tight, difficult-to-reach features in small, complex parts.
View ArticleThread Roll Tools Suitable for Variety of Machine Tools
LMT Fette says its thread rolling head systems can be used on virtually any type of machine tool.
View ArticleThread Rolling and Rollerbox Combo
RSVP Tooling’s Rollerbox turning system is designed to produce accurate, true and parallel diameters with maximum repeatability.
View ArticleThread Milling Attachment Cuts With Little Pressure
The company offers an attachment for the Davenport screw machine that can thread mill and polygon from the fourth-position cross slide.
View ArticleQuick-Change Tooling System Engineered for Maximum Rigidity
Micro 100’s Micro-Quik quick-change tooling system features a three-point locking/locating system engineered for maximum tool rigidity and centerline repeatability.
View ArticleQS Holding System for Sliding Head Machines
The Sandvik Coromant QS high pressure holding system for sliding head machines has helped customers with reducing setup and tool-change time.
View ArticleMicro Carbide Cutting Tools
Alliance CNC Cuttol Tool offers precision tooling designed for drilling, milling, recessing and reaming applications.
View ArticleChipbreaker for Medical Machining Applications
Sumitomo's Mesi chipbreaker for Swiss and medical part machining features a high-precision cutting edge.
View ArticleCarbide Tool Technology for Non-Lead Brass Materials
Greene Tool Systems' carbide tool technology is designed for internal polygon thread milling
View ArticleSwiss-Type Form Tools for High-Heat Conditions
Fischer Special Tooling offers a line of Swiss-type form and trepan tooling.
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