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Hard Milling Isn’t Just High Speed Machining
Milling complex forms in hardened tool steel involves more than just fast, light cuts, says this maker of medical-related injection molds. Here are some of the ingredients of an effective hard milling process.
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Another Angle On HSM
The savings in setup time were welcome enough, but this mold maker found that a 3+2 machining center also accelerated its use of high speed machining.
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The Progress of a Progressive Die Maker
This shop sees no long-term threat in the reality of lower prices. Machine tool investments related to various die components allow the shop to use skilled labor more efficiently.
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Re-Shoring Fair—May 12
OEMs once committed to offshore production continue to rethink that commitment, says the Wall Street Journal.
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Turn-Mill? How About Just “Mill”!
In a strange way, one of the most limiting features of a multitasking, or turn-mill, machine is the presence of the turning capability.
Read MoreMachining Centers or Transfer Machines for High Volume Work?
Few would consider a machining center to be an overly “dedicated” piece of equipment.
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Consider Tool Capacity on Your HMC
Quick-change workholding made it plain that additional setup time savings would require a larger tool magazine.
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When Spindle Speed is a Constraint
Though it won’t replace high speed machining, Boeing sees “low speed machining” as a viable supplement to higher-rpm machines. Using new tools and techniques, a shop’s lower-rpm machining centers can realize much more of their potential productivity in milling aluminum aircraft parts.
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Video: Plunge Roughing in Aluminum
Even in aluminum, plunge roughing can be an effective way to realize high productivity.
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Video: High Feed Milling in Aluminum
Footage shows roughing at 48 cubic inch per minute on a standard-speed machining center.
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