Oil & Gas
Drilling and Chamfering Tool Solves Machine Shop's Vexing Problem
An oil & gas part with a lot of holes required that Utex use two different tools to ensure burr-free inner and outer diameters. With Heule’s Vex-S tool, the shop realized time savings per cycle of an entire minute by performing drilling and chamfering in a single step.
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Interrupted Turning Operation Cuts Cost With 10-Sided Insert
Using a robust 10-sided insert from Tungaloy, this oil-industry remanufacturer was able to reduce the number of inserts used in interrupted turning operations.
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GMN's Prelub GP Oil-Air Lubricator Includes Rapid Error Correction
Westec 2019: The GMN oil-air lubricator Prelub GP is designed for the application of machine tool spindles.
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Milling Machine's Oil Curtain Captures Fine Graphite Particles
Dust-free graphite mills eliminate graphite dust while milling graphite electrodes.
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Clear Metalworking Fluid Engineered for Easier Part Cleaning
Eastec 2019: Synergy 735 metalworking fluid from Blaser Swisslube is crystal-clear, water-miscible and oil-free, engineered to leave spotless surfaces that are easier to clean.
Read MoreGraphite Mill Also Processes Hardened Metals
Eastec 2019: EDM Network and Chmer EDM’s 30,000-rpm high-speed Dust Free Graphite Mill can mill graphite electrodes in EDM-compatible oil, applied in an oil shroud or curtain that surrounds the spindle to capture all of the graphite dust from the milling process.
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Synthetic Metalworking Coolant Replaces High-Oil Products
JTM Products has released SynMax, a line of synthetic metalworking coolants.
Read MoreNeutral-Odor Coolant Can Be Used with Various Materials
IMTS 2018: With a neutral pH and good rinse behavior, Blaser Swisslube’s Synergy 735 coolant is a water-miscible, oil-free metalworking fluid that contributes to easy-to-clean surfaces.
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Grinding Oil Facilitates Cooling, Wetting and Lubrication
IMTS 2018: Oelheld’s ToolGrind TC-X 620 grinding oil is designed for good viscosity and temperature characteristics, along with low misting and aromatic content.
Read MoreHorizontal Machining Center Designed for Hard Metals
IMTS 2018: The HMC 800 from Fives Cincinnati is designed for aerospace, oil and gas, and other hard-metal precision machining applications.
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