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This shop uses a bar-fed turn-mill with a B-axis milling spindle and custom workholding strategies to more competitively machine components complete for low-margin medical devices.
Ingersoll’s SP6H/SP6N series of S-Max high-feed face mills is said to combine robust edge strength and high-feed capability, providing a hybrid approach to machining applications. The high-feed capability is made possible by an 80-degree lead angle for a 5x chip thinning factor. Two insert choices consist of a mult
When shops experience insert wear, they often turn to their trusted cutting tool suppliers for a solution. In this case, however, Seco Tools not only supplied one customer with a new grade, but also conducted an extensive investigation into the shop’s processes to help it use that grade as effectively as possible.
Ceramic tools require different thinking and a willingness to tweak tool paths developed with carbide in mind.
CYCLO CUT cutting tools offer high density face mills, excellent for finishing cast iron at extreme feed rates. Our unique clamping design allows individual adjustments of each insert for optimum surface finishes. Inserts are negative hexagon shaped allowing TWELVE indexes per insert. Cutters up to 20 inches in diameter are flange mounted.
BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling has expanded the Kaiser KAB modular tooling system capabilities to include the rigid, high-feed C-Cutter Mini chamfer mill line from BIG Daishowa Seiki.
Carbide inserts proved to be too slow in the milling of three Inconel high-performance alloys used in the manufacture of valve components for oil drilling and other industrial and commercial applications.
A change in focus to lower-volume jobs led this manufacturer to sell its multi-axis screw machine and seek a new, flexible process to avoid tying up its traditional mills and lathes. DMG’s CTX 310ECO V3 turn-mill has helped the shop improve productivity and part quality while reducing labor costs.
Combining a rotating tool with rotating work produces a machining operation that is distinct from standard turning or milling.
Duo CNC used to take on as many customers as the shop could handle. But when growth stalled, a top-down audit by the company’s general manager revealed that its customer base was inhibiting growth — and causing the shop to be less efficient and productive.
