Tooling
CKN Modular System For Large Boring
BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling’s CKN modular connection utilizes both steel and lightweight aluminum components.
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End Mills Feature Corner Radius
Primary Cutter’s Supermill All-Purpose line of carbide end mills features a corner radius designed to meet stringent application demands and provide increased tool life.
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Variable Center-Distance Multispindle Heads
Distributed by Tapmatic, OMG’s variable center-distance multispindle heads include the T series, the VH series and the TSI-TSX series.
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PCD-, PCBN-Tipped Milling Inserts
Iscar’s Tangmill ID5 PCD wiper insert and two Helimill inserts, which are tipped with IB85 PCBN, are suited for machining cast iron and a range of difficult-to-machine materials at high cutting rates.
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New Tool, New Strategy Allow Five Times Faster Roughing
This shop realized a tool designed for fast feeds and shallow cutting depths could reduce the roughing cycle time of a large shipyard component from 20 to 4 minutes.
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Shop Enjoys Five-Axis Benefits Without The Cost
Integrating Lyndex-Nikken rotary tables into three-axis Mori Seiki VMCs provided this shop with five-axis capability at a fraction of the cost of a new five-axis machine.
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“Intelligent” Chuck Regulates Clamping Force
Hainbuch is working to develop an “intelligent” chuck that monitors actual clamping forces on the workpiece and triggers necessary corrections automatically.
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Use The Tools That Are Available
Typically, creating holes isn’t a daunting task. However, programming, machine set up and cycle times can be prolonged when a part has numerous hole diameters. A new feature-based CAM strategy automatically determines how best to combine drilling and milling to create the holes using only the tools already loaded in a machine.
Read MoreMultifunctional Table-Type Boring, Milling Machines
The Speedmat 2, 3 and 4 models comprise Pama’s multifunctional, table-type boring and milling machine range. The boring spindle is available in two different sizes, 130 or 160 mm, and table sizes range from 1,250 × 1,250 mm to 2,000 × 2,500 mm.
Read MoreAdvanced CNC Course Available Online
Expert Technical Training’s training program is designed to give CNC machinists the advanced knowledge and high speed machining skills that are necessary to compete in the modern global economy. For example, CNC 200: Advanced CNC Milling and Drilling, is a fully featured, college-level course designed to fill in the knowledge gaps often present due to the rapid technological advancements in CNC machining.
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