Tooling

Workholding

Steady Rests for Grinding Camshafts, Crankshafts

Kitagawa NorthTech is releasing the fully-retracting KRGU and GHS grinder steady rests.

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Workholding

Vacuum Slot Chuck Configurable in Two Directions

Ibag North America offers the Witte modular vacuum slot chucks designed to provide expanded clamping surfaces to meet a wide range of application requirements.

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Milling Tools

Expanded Modular End Mill Series More than Doubles Options

Kennametal is building on its Duo-Lock modular end mill by offering more sizes, geometries and shank styles.

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Oil & Gas

Machined Parts Supplier Musts and Plusses

A retired vice president of manufacturing for an oil and gas drilling equipment OEM describes the traits he looked for in potential new machining vendors as he worked to bolster the company’s supply chain.

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Holemaking

A Vertical Bridge Mill Provides Big Opportunities

Seeing your company as a boring-mill shop is a problem when only 20 percent of your jobs are actually boring-mill related. It’s also a problem to have the space and potential to produce large parts when you only win 6 to 14 percent of the large-part jobs you quote.

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Workholding

Kitagawa NorthTech Hires Senior Manager of Sales

Shawn Luschei has rejoined the company and will support OEMs and channel partners, developing new business.

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Cutting Tools

An End Mill Designed to Control Chatter

This end mill design enables it to vibrate at the same frequency as the workpiece, preventing vibration from turning into chatter.

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Cutting Tools

Allied Machine & Engineering Launches New Website

The site includes new functionality and tools designed to educate customers on product features and to guide selection.

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Workholding

Custom Submersible Chucks for Wire EDM

Northfield Precision Instrument produces custom, submersible chucks for use in wire EDM environments.

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Five-Axis

Manufacturing News of Note: November 2017

Acquiring a cutting tool manufacturer, growing apprenticeships in the United States and other industry news.

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