Holemaking

Combining Workholding Vises And Fixtures Maximizes Machine Output

This company is a manufacturer of automotive tools and equipment ranging from heavy-duty diesel engine service tools to wheel dollies and bearing cup removers. Many of the components for these products require milling, drilling and tapping on machining centers.

Inside The Mind Of The Drill Designer

Designing hole-making tools is a game of compromises, says Goran Melin, drilling product manager at Seco Carboloy. 'Where you gain in one area, you must pay somewhere else,' he says. The trade-offs usually include tool life, accuracy and stability. Tool designers are constantly juggling these variables to find the best solution.

Lathe Helps Company With Complete Hydraulic Piston Production

By employing a lathe with deep-hole drilling capability, the company's hydraulic pistons are now produced completely in one operation.

Digital Boring Heads

Facing And Center Drilling Machine

Leveraging Little Holes To Lure Additional Work

Not many contract shops can drill a 0.001-inch hole. This one can, and it uses its micro-hole-making capabilities to attract more 'traditional' machining work from its customers.

Consider Passive Damping To Bore Deep Holes

The old bromide, 'an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,' comes into play for preventing chatter when boring deep holes.

Sparking Interest: Robots Attract Students To Manufacturing

Most 12-year-olds don’t ask for a drill press for Christmas. But when Jeffrey Iverson took up robot building last year, a drill press and grinder were high on his wish list.

Deep Hole Drilling Machines

U Axis Expands Internal Multitasking Machining

The promise of multitasking or complete machining continues to be realized in shops applying the technology. Driven by a need to manufacture workpieces complete in a single handling, machine tools that efficiently blend the operational capabilities of turning, milling and drilling in a single platform continue to evolve.