Tooling
Custom Clamping Concept Optimizes Multitasking
To get the most potential out of its multitasking machine, Trumpf uses a detailed custom clamping concept from Schunk.
Read MoreISO 13399—A Key Step Toward Data-Driven Manufacturing
Decisions about the cutting tools used in machining operations are arguably among the most important in modern manufacturing.
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Video of Interesting Turbine Blade Workholding System
This clamping system is an automated steady rest with measuring capability that stabilizes the five-axis machining process of very long turbine blades.
WatchThreading Tools for Nickel-Based Alloys
Emuge offers a comprehensive line of high-performance tools for threading nickel and super-alloy materials ranging to 46 HRc.
Read MoreCutting Tool Edge Prep: The Invisible Advantage
Edge preparation involves removing material from a cutting tool in order to extend its life. That may sound counterintuitive, but a maker of glass molds says edge prep has dramatically reduced the amount it spends on tools.
Read MoreSecond Chances for Surplus Tools
A new website aims to give shops with excess tooling a way to sell that tooling to other shops. Cutting tool suppliers are using the site for their own excess tools.
Read MoreThree-Jaw Pneumatic Chuck Holds Round Workpieces
Samchully Workholding’s MCA pneumatic chuck is a three-jaw stationary chuck designed to hold round workpieces in a machining center or mounted on a tombstone.
Read MorePresettable Toolholders Enable Quick Tool Changes
Available from Schwanog, Göltenbodt’s next-generation line of toolholders is designed for Tornos MultiSwiss 6X4 and Star Swiss-type automatic lathes.
Read MoreCollet Chuck Features Removable Part Stop
Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. offers an internal-grip collet chuck originally designed to help a customer clamp the internal diameter of valve balls.
Read MoreCollets and Guide Bushings for Swiss Workholding
Hardinge Workholding has expanded its range of products for workholding in Swiss-type machining with additional collets and guide bushings.
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