Tooling

Toolholders

Doubling Down on Setup Reduction

Angle heads still find plenty of use for reducing setups, even in shops using sophisticated multi-axis machine tools.

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Toolholders

Quick-Change System for Driven Toolholders

WTO’s QuickFlex quick-change system for driven toolholders is said to lower tooling costs, reduce tool-change time and increase flexibility.

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Workholding

Jaw Modules Enable Clamping of Small Workpieces

Hainbuch offers two new jaw modules for its compact modular clamping system.

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Cutting Tools

Drilling Systems for Deep-Hole Operations

The Guided T-A and 3XL drilling systems from Allied Machine & Engineering are designed for predictable deep-hole machining.

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Turn/Mill

Multitasking's "Big" Advantage

As demonstrated at this Cincinnati-area shop, machines that both mill and turn shine brightest when workpieces are massive.

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Toolholders

Collet Chucks and Clamps Improve Precision

Haimer offers its Power collet chucks and clamp series.

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Workholding

The “Headless Bolt” Fixturing Alternative

This fastener enables fast workpiece change-overs compared to conventional bolts and less cutter interference thanks to its compact design.

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Milling Tools

Anatomy of a High-Feed Insert

An examination of Horn’s recently expanded DAH series sheds light on the design features that make high-feed milling inserts effective. These particular tools also offer their own advantages.

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Toolholders

The Benefits and Limitations of Machining With an Angle Head

Far from being outdated by the latest machine tool technology, angle heads often prove an ideal complement by pushing done-in-one capabilities even further. Proper application, however, requires attention to their limitations as well as their benefits.

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Toolholders

Tooholder Clamps Small Tool Shanks

Schunk's Tribos-Mini directly clamps small tool shanks consistently along the entire axis for challenging applications including medical, dental and micro-level parts.

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