Tooling
Mini Workpiece Positioning System Offers Fast, Flexible Setup
SMW Autoblok’s 40-mm Workpiece Positioning System (WPS) Mini is designed to reduce setup times and offer flexibility, especially for small workpieces that require quick part changeover.
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Workholding 101
No universal workholding solution exists, so machine shop employees should have a basic understanding of multiple ways they can secure workpieces.
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Mikron Adds Toric Version to Milling Cutter Family
Its CrazyMill Cool P&S milling cutter family expands to include Typ A and Typ C, which feature optimized geometry and integrated cooling channels.
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Multi-Directional Turning With New Turning Concept
Tungaloy’s AddMultiTurn provides the flexibility for outer diameter, face and profile turning operations in multi directions, which include high-feed back (pull) turning method, enabling toolpaths that turn in the opposite direction of conventional turning process at higher feeds.
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Emuge-Franken USA Launches New Line of Thread Mills
MultiThread thread mills are said to be ideal for job shop manufacturing where part applications and materials frequently change, and they are designed to provide a versatile solution for many threadmaking requirements.
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Parlec Releases Line of Ductile Iron Toolholders
Parlec says ductile iron has 6.6 times the vibration damping properties of alloy steels, which enhances cutting tool performance and extends tool life. The higher graphite content of ductile iron is said to reduce friction and prevent premature wear of the tool holder.
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ATI Releases New Tool Changer for Smaller Robots
The QC-29 is said to be the first standard ATI tool changer designed with a rectangular body that mounts directly to 40 mm and 50 mm robot wrists.
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Tungaloy's Grooving Inserts Reduce Waste From Parting-off
The new 1.2 mm-wide (.047″-wide) grooving inserts can reduce the material waste produced by parting-off by up to 40% when compared with using 2.0 mm-wide (.079″-wide) insert.
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Tungaloy Launches Small Diameter Indexable Shoulder Milling Cutter
The new size-04 inserts for the TungForce-Rec series enable the cutter body to have a large core diameter and ample insert support, providing high tool rigidity and stability contrary to the small diameter.
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Agile Tooling Prepares Shop for Machining Spaceflight Parts
Big Daishowa’s angle head and milling chucks have enabled Baker Manufacturing to keep up with the tight turnarounds and mystery metals of Blue Origin.
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