Machines
Universal Tool and Cutter Grinder
Machine Control Technologies’ MCT5000 five-axis CNC universal tool and cutter grinder is a flexible seven-axis machine with five-axis CNC control for standard and special form tool and insert manufacturing.
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Beaumont Machine offers an ER16 spring collet made from 300 series stainless steel.
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How To Choose A Plasma Cutter
Contributed by Hypertherm (West Lebanon, New Hampshire). The company designs and manufactures plasma cutting systems for use in a variety of industries such as shipbuilding, manufacturing, and automotive repair. Its product line includes handheld and mechanized plasma systems and consumables, as well as CNC motion and height controls.
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Mill’s Integral Rotary Axis Allows Turning
Video: Spanish machine tool builder Ibarmia offers a moving column machine that has an interesting table-within-a-table configuration.
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Waterjets Increase Pressure On The Competition
Featuring high-pressure pumps and Dynamic Cutting technology, waterjets from Flow International help this shop maintain its competitive edge.
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The Value Of Probing On Turn-Mills
Part probing isn’t performed as often on turn-mills as it is on conventional machine tools. It does offer advantages for multitasking machines, though. Includes video.
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When Spindle Speed is a Constraint
Though it won’t replace high speed machining, Boeing sees “low speed machining” as a viable supplement to higher-rpm machines. Using new tools and techniques, a shop’s lower-rpm machining centers can realize much more of their potential productivity in milling aluminum aircraft parts.
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Video: Getting the Most Out of Your Standard Spindle
High spindle speed is not needed for high productivity, particularly with the right choice of cutting tool types. Techniques described in this tutorial video relate to plunge roughing, high feed milling and slotting.
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Pinch Milling from Top to Bottom
A multitasking (turnmill) machine that can mill a workpiece top and bottom at the same time has advantages for long, slender workpieces such as turbine blades, propellers and aerospace structural components. Includes video.
Read MoreFive-Axis Technology
HyperMill from Open Mind Technologies features five-axis technology including automated cutter orientation techniques, collision detection and collision avoidance methods.
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