Toolholders
Video: Trial Cuts with Ultrasonic-Assisted Machining
Ultrasonic-assisted machining reduces friction in metal cutting to enable a standard tool to cut faster and more smoothly. Video shows comparison cuts of the same machine and tool with and without this new accessory.
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Shrink-Fit Collets Preset Required Tool Length
The TER ThermoGrip shrink-fit collets from Bilz feature solid bodies that are not deformed or compressed when clamping, the company says.
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Toolholding System Offers High Performance at Fast Speeds
Parlec’s high-performance Eros toolholding system is said to offer high velocity, improved cutting performance and longer tool life.
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Rigid Spindle Interface with Tool-Locking Technology
Kennametal and Haimer have developed the KM4X spindle interface with Safe-Lock toolholder technology.
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Modular Interface for Cutting Tool Heads
Haimer and Kennametal introduce the new modular Duo-Lock interface for carbide cutting tool heads.
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Ultrasonic-Assisted Machining with Standard Machines and Tools
A system to be marketed in 2015 will apply ultrasonic vibration from within the toolholder to reduce cutting force and improve the performance of the cut.
Read MoreIndexable Mini Angle Head Enables Multi-Position Machining
Eltool's indexable mini angle head can mill and drill in bores or cavities as small as 5/8" in diameter.
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Live Drilling System Precisely Controls Motion
The Live TriboMAM drilling system from M4 Sciences, featuring modulation-assisted machining (MAM) technology, is suitable for use with gun drilling machines and machining centers.
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Video: Installing a Right Angle Head on a Toolchanger
This video steps you through the process for installing a standard right-angle head on a machine’s tool changer.
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Eliminating Tool Pullout in Titanium Milling
Toolholder employs a secondary locking system to counter the high axial cutting forces encountered during the development of a tool for high-metal-removal-rate milling of titanium.
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