Tooling
Lathes Use Low-Frequency Vibration to Avoid Chip Problems
PMTS 2017: The popular Citizen Cincom L20 sliding-headstock lathes from Marubeni are now available with low-frequency vibration (LFV). LFV is said to avoid the problem of spiraling chips, chip entanglement and built-up edges.
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Swiss Turning Inserts
PMTS 2017: The MESI Chipbreaker from Sumitomo Electric Carbide Inc. is designed for Swiss turning and small parts machining, particularly in medical and other high precision applications.
Read MoreCustom Turnkey Workholding for Prismatic Machining Applications
PMTS 2017: Kitagawa-NorthTech, a manufacturer of chucks, cylinders, steady rests and workholding accessories, provides custom turnkey workholding services.
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Interchangeable Broach Toolholder for any ER Collet Chuck
PMTS 2017: Interchangeable among any style ER collet chuck, the compact, adjustment-free offset rotary broach toolholder will thread onto existing ER (16, 20, 25 and 32) collet chucks and features a built-in 1-degree wobble cutting edge for offset rotary broaching.
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Boring Bars with Coolant Through Reduces Cutting Edge Temps
PMTS 2017: Coolant Ring Technology (CRT) holders from Scientific Cutting Tools are made from high quality heat treated steel and come with a black oxide coating.
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Insertable Form Tool Systems Save Money
The insertable tooling system from Schwanog LLC can be applied, but is not limited, to applications such as OD and ID grooving, form drilling, thread whirling, single-point threading, turning and milling, broaching of serrations, shaving and skiving, and polygon turning.
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Slip-Proof Mini Clamping Nut
PMTS 2017: The Intrlox MX Mini Nut system for Swiss automatic machine tool applications has an anti-slip locking design that is engineered to prevent the locking wrench from slipping off the nut during assembly and disassembly.
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Coolant-Through Cutting Tools Prevent Coolant Vaporization
PMTS 2017: Iscar introduces the Jetcut coolant-through tools for turning, grooving, threading and parting.
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New Substrate Increases Tool Life Turning Tough Materials of Small Diameters
PMTS 2017: Horn USA's Supermini cutting tool’s new substrate, coating and edge preparation is said to provide high-performance results in small diameters.
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Turning Center Achieves 5-Micron Tolerances
PMTS 2017: The Hardinge Conquest H51 lathe is capable of turn tolerances down to traditional grinding levels of 5 microns, according to the company.
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