Holemaking
Vibration Damper Increases Productivity for Boring Operations
Wohlhaupter’s NoviTech vibration damper module, available from Allied Machine & Engineering, increases productivity for boring operations as well as surface quality and process reliability while extending the insert’s and machining spindle’s operating life.
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Insertable Form Drill System Reduces Setup Times
IMTS 2018: Schwanog’s PWP and PWP-D insertable form drill system reduces setup times with an insert holder that stays in the machine during insert change-over.
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Milling Tool Requires No Pre-Drilled Holes, Improving Cycle Time
IMTS 2018: Vargus USA’s TMDR solid carbide thread milling tool enables drilling, thread milling and chamfering in one tooling operation.
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Indexable-Insert Drill's Polished Surfaces Resist Wear
Walter USA has introduced the D4140 indexable-insert drill, a tough and versatile new drill designed to deliver maximum process reliability and extended tool life.
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Cutting Tool Series Increases Tool Life
IMTS 2018: KEO Cutting Tools is displaying the Patriot tool series, which offers versatile tools in a range of options from solid carbide mill to indexable drilling.
Read MorePortable Multitasking Machine Accommodates Difficult-to-Move Parts
IMTS 2018: Lagun Engineering’s MFP portable boring, milling, face-turning, drilling and tapping machine is designed to be assembled through several steel vertical plates with openings.
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Boring Mill Simplifies Setup for Medium-Size Workpieces
IMTS 2018: UnionChemnitz presents the TM 125 compact boring mill with Monolith technology for workpiece weights ranging to 10 t.
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Tips for Thread Milling Tricky Materials
Compared to tapping, thread-milling technology offers advantages for creating threads in challenging materials, such as tool steel, stainless steel and high-temperature alloys. Here are a few tips for establishing an effective thread-milling process in those materials.
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Insert Drill Shines in Interrupted Cuts
IMTS 2018: Allied Machine & Engineering’s 4TEX drill makes shallow 2xD, 3xD and 4xD holes in the 12 to 47 mm (0.472" to 1.850") range.
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Collet Chucks Overcome Distortion for Automated Gear Machining
To accommodate its customers’ need for just-in-time orders of small batches of gears, this company’s automated manufacturing cells rely on collet chucks that overcome a common distortion issue arising from tapping and heat treatment.
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