Tooling
Palmgren Vise Eliminates Jaw Wobble
The bench-and-pipe vise’s spindle and nut are housed in a square tube casting for protection from dust, chips and moisture.
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Jergens Vise Features Hardened Jaw Plates to Combat Lifting
The 5" heavy duty machine vise is designed to be easily moved and relocated, speeding up the time in between change overs and reducing operator fatigue.
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Dillon Jaw Forming Rings Provide Improved Part Concentricity
The jaw forming rings provide uniform pressure for a more consistent bore on large-diameter chucks.
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Tungaloy Drills, Milling Inserts Provide Enhanced Stability
Tungaloy has expanded its DrillForceMeister and TecMill lines with new drill bodies and milling inserts.
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The Impact of Cutting Teeth Spacing on Machining Stability
Many cutter designs are available, and variable teeth spacing (or variable pitch) cutters can be used to influence milling stability. Let’s discuss why teeth spacing affects stability.
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Using Jaws as Grippers Enables Flexible, Low-Cost Automation
VersaBuilt’s automation systems significantly boosted Innovative Fabrication’s revenue. In return, the shop has helped VersaBuilt optimize its products.
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How to Mitigate Chatter to Boost Machining Rates
There are usually better solutions to chatter than just reducing the feed rate. Through vibration analysis, the chatter problem can be solved, enabling much higher metal removal rates, better quality and longer tool life.
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How to Troubleshoot Issues With Tool Life
Diagnosing when a tool is failing is important because it sets an expectation and a benchmark for improvements. Finding out why gives us a clue for how to fix it.
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Monaghan Tooling Group Offers Reamer Reconditioning Service
The Diatool service includes replacing all blades, grinding a fresh bevel geometry, refurbishing the body of the reamer and coating the blades if required.
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Toolpath Improves Chip Management for Swiss-Type Lathes
This simple change to a Swiss-type turning machine’s toolpath can dramatically improve its ability to manage chips.
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