Tooling
Magnetic Workholding Devices In Two Styles
The company features two styles of magnetic workholding devices: permanent magnetic blocks and electro-permanent magnets. According to the company, magnets are ideal for machining flat stock steel because they provide access to five sides of the workpiece. Part setups are quick and easy, the company says, and the magnetic devices maintain maximum hold-down force.
Read MoreCollet-Chuck-Style Broach Tool Holders
The versatile collet-chuck-style broach toolholders use ER-style collets, which are said to reduce the time-consuming, three-screw method of centering a high speed steel broach in the broach toolholder. Also, an ER style collet can hold broaches with shanks of virtually any diameter within its range. For example, one holder can hold three different broach tools with varying shank diameters.
Read MoreHole-Finishing Tools Designed For Fine Surface Finishes
The company’s line of hole-finishing tools includes Burraway and Burr-Off mechanical deburring tools for controlled edge break or burr removal on both sides of holes in one pass. Shefcut precision reaming and boring tools which are designed for accurate size, fine finish and superior hole geometry are also available. Tools for burnishing include multi-roll, single-roll, and diamond burnishing tools, which are said to provide for accurate sizing, fine finishing, and work-hardening of bores and shafts in seconds.
Read MoreSpiral-Design Deburring System
The SBB-12 is a spiral-bottom, round-bowl deburring unit with a full circle baffle that keeps parts in the media mass constantly for faster, more precise processing. The unit features a 12-cubic-foot, urethane-lined tub for parts protection. Other spiral-bottom models have tub capacities of 8 to 12 cubic feet and custom-designed models can have capacities as much as 100 cubic feet.
Read MoreCobalt HSS Drill For Deep-Hole Drilling
For deep-hole drilling, the company offers the Helios 15D and 20D cobalt HSS drills. The drills can process deep holes without the use of an internal coolant supply and without pecking. The flute design improves chip evacuation, making it feasible to drill as much as 20 × D without pecking.
Read MoreApplication-Specific Conical Ball-Nose End Mills
These conical ball nose end mills are designed for machining specific components in several key manufacturing segments, including automotive, aerospace, energy and HVAC.
Read MoreToo Small To Touch
Hummingbird takes on machining work that is too small for most shops to handle. In fact, Hummingbird tries not to handle it either. To accurately machine the tiniest parts, this shop relies on processes that are as hands-off as possible.
Read MoreHow Scalable is Machining?
Tiny tools don’t behave like big tools do. One researcher explains why.
Read MoreA Micro Machine Design
This machine has no toolholders and no tombstone—but there is a camera. Here are details of a machining center designed for micromachining.
Read MoreVideo: Drilling 0.020-Inch Holes In Stainless Steel Aerospace Part
This footage on a small drilling machining also includes machining with full-size tools in the same cycle.
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