Tooling
Chucks Automate Part Loading
Unilock, a Big Kaiser brand, offers its 120/70 automation chuck series said to expand automation capabilities by enabling an intelligent interface and communication back to the controller using standard Unilock knobs.
Read MoreMulti-Pocket Selectable Toolholder Speeds Insert Indexing
Modern Industries’ mPower SpinSelect multi-pocket selectable toolholder is designed to promote productivity and consistency by decreasing downtime for tool and insert setups and change-overs.
Read MoreQuick-Change Receiver System Enables Precise Location
Mitee-Bite Products offers a quick-change mechanical receiver system for rapid change-over and precise location of small fixture pallets.
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End Mills Reduce Stress in Cutting High-Temperature Alloys
IMCO Carbide Tool’s Inconex M8 series end mills are designed for machining high-temperature alloys including Inconel, Hastalloy, Waspalloy and more.
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Micromachining Evolution
Challenge Machine continues to add high-speed equipment for the increasing amount of micromachining work it is performing. Here are some lessons it has learned along the way, using tools as small as 0.001 inch in diameter.
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Case Study: Chip Conveyor System Saves Floor Space
Hennig explains how its CDF system is used to remove a variety of chips and save space for Advanced Machine and Engineering in this short video case study.
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Five-Axis Jig Boring and Milling Machine for Die-Mold
Available from Methods Machine Tools, the Yasda YBM Vi40 five-axis vertical jig boring and milling machine is intended for high-accuracy hard milling of complex dies, molds and components.
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Multi-Axis Workholding System Uses Three-Side Dovetail
The Get-A-Grip pedestal fixture for five-axis workholding uses a triangular clamping geometry for the matching workpiece and clamping dovetails.
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Grooving and Turning Tool Features Side-Clamping Mechanism
Iscar’s GEHSR/L-SL tool family for Swiss-type and screw machines are an improved version of its current GEHSR/L screw-clamped tools.
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Fifth-Axis Rotary Table Features High-Torque Motors
Samchully Workholding’s TR-320FF heavy-duty fifth-axis rotary table uses high-torque motors for both the tilt and turn axes, enabling a 330-lb load capacity.
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