Search Results
Showing 21 – 30 of 170 resultsDesigned to ease punch and die maintenance, Mate’s ValuGrind high-precision grinder enables fabricators to regrind punches and dies to optimum condition for high-quality parts production.
A multitasking machine enabled this small shop to bid competitively against larger operations by eliminating setups and reducing cycle times, but it first had to learn what jobs work best using turn-mill equipment.
Emuge’s Punch Tap enables helical thread forming in cast and wrought aluminum alloys, as well as similar lightweight materials.
IMTS 2018: Emuge Corp.’s Punch Tap enables helical thread forming in cast and wrought aluminum alloys and similar lightweight materials.
Murata Machinery says its Motorum 2558 Hybrid laser punch system combines high speed processing; reliable and accurate punching and forming; and flexible laser cutting. A CNC and laser oscillator are said to increase the system’s overall productivity by integrating bending, forming, tapping and other processes with standard punching and laser cutting operations. According to the company, the laser punch system provides a high-quality edge cut with features such as a cutting monitor, a user-friendly laser cutting head with a crash-protection function, a non-contact height sensor and a laser power control function for complicated edge cutting.
Rapidset adjustable thick turret canisters from Mate Precision Tooling are intended for use with Original Style and AMX punch press tooling.
By delaying the purchase of new punching machines with nesting software, a manufacturer discovered alternative nesting systems.
Moore Tool replaced its dated surface grinder with a new model from Okamoto, which included features and options that have helped the company improve accuracies and surface finishes on components of its jig grinders and diamond-turning equipment.
A new digital assistant for machining brings voice control to various CNC types and voice-actuated access to machine-tool-related information. Given its promise to free shopfloor personnel to work more effectively, one machine tool builder sees it as a potentially game-changing development.
The May 2018 issue of Additive Manufacturing magazine explores unconventional applications for 3D-printed tooling and one university’s answer to the AM skills gap, among other stories.
