Holemaking

Holemaking 10 Sep 2010

Holemaking Inserts Boost Drilling Productivity

Designed for holemaking applications, Kennametal’s Beyond insert line includes three new grades,KCPK10, KCU25 and KCU40.

Machining Centers 8 Sep 2010

Horizontal Boring and Milling Machine

Mighty Viper offers the PBM-135 precision CNC horizontal boring and milling machine with a rotary table.

Holemaking 12 Aug 2010

Redesigned Website for Drill Grinding Equipment

Oliver of Adrian has launched a redesigned and expanded website that features a brief history of the company, customer testimonials and enhanced information on each machine.

Holemaking 12 Aug 2010

Rotary Tables for High Speed Machining

The TDE-T series of rotary tables from LCM is designed to complement milling, drilling, boring, grinding and multitasking machines.

CAD/CAM 11 Aug 2010

CAM Software Features Updated Compass Technology

VISI 18, the latest CAM release from Vero USA, features updates to compass technology and drilling cycles, consolidated rapid movements and extended origin management. Compass technology now offers attribute tools that enable users to resolve conditions where general, multi-step features have to be processed in relation t the sequence of attributes associated to any step.

Holemaking 19 Jul 2010

What Don’t you Like About that Canned Cycle?

Almost all CNC users take advantage of control-based canned cycles. Even CAM systems commonly output G-code programs that contain canned cycle commands. This includes hole machining canned cycles, such as drilling, tapping, boring and more, and whatever milling cycles the machine may have. For turning centers, it includes roughing and finishing multiple repetitive cycles.

Holemaking 12 Jul 2010

Benchmark Your Machining Knowledge

Ryan Pohl, president of Expert Technical Training, says his company gives a 20-question, multiple-choice test to shops to evaluate their need for his firm’s “Advanced CNC Milling and Drilling” course. The questions cover important points—though not necessarily basic points—related to tools, toolholders, machine design and cutting parameters. Here is a link to the questions.