Tooling
Burnishing Tool Achieves Good Surface Finishes
The UBT-T4 universal single-roll burnishing tool from Cogsdill Tool provides a compact design for use where limited space is available.
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Milling Chuck Eliminates Pullout while Machining HSRAs
Big Kaiser introduces the Mega Perfect Grip from Big Daishowa, a milling chuck for machining heat-resistant super alloys (HRSAs) like titanium or Inconel, designed to eliminate end mill pullout under heavy torque loads.
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Optimum Workholding Increases Output
This investment casting company doubled production of a series of parts by incorporating workholding into a cell that keeps pallets constantly moving across the machine tool.
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Collet Chuck System Helps Produce AR Parts Efficiently
A collet chuck system from Horn USA Inc. helped firearm parts manufacturer Manufacturing Partners Inc. hit is productivity targets.
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Technology Investments Help Young Company Start Strong
Wolfram Manufacturing Inc. was experiencing poor tool life and inconsistent performance when machining gray cast iron. By changing its tooling to CVD-coated GC3205 turning inserts from Sandvik Coromant Co., the company could run the job lights-out.
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Mass Finishing in a Less Frenetic Fashion
Finishing systems with robotic loading capability can enable complex parts to be deburred, polished or smoothed without bumping into each other and causing them to be damaged.
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Video: Think Twice Before Reaching for That Ballnose
Another type of tool engages comparatively more of the work to facilitate larger stepovers for improved efficiency and surface finish in five-axis finishing operations.
WatchGreenleaf Appoints Director of Sales Director for Europe, Middle East, Africa
Dr. Robert Damaschek has industry leadership experience in Eastern Europe and Russia.
Read MoreAllied Machine & Engineering Purchases UK Subsidiary
The buying company acquired half of Maxcut more than 20 years ago, and bought the remaining half last year.
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Drilling Machine for Aerospace Handles Irregular Workpieces
Unisig has extended its B-series machines for on-center drilling of cylindrical workpieces with the B700 Drop Bed machine designed to generate critical features on large and irregularly-shaped aerospace components such as landing gear struts.
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