Tooling
Live Tool Speed Increaser Spurs Engraving Cost Savings
By using a Heimatec speed increaser provided by Platinum Tooling, Kurt Machining was able to achieve ninefold cost savings for a project engraving 6060 aluminum.
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New Coated Turning Grades From Sumitomo
Eastec 2021: The new grades feature heat-resistant, cemented carbide base material, which Sumitomo claims has excellent high-temperature hardness and strength.
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Somma to Display a Range of Tooling Products
Eastec 2021: Somma’s display will include tooling for automatic screw machines, CNC lathes and Swiss CNC.
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Machining 101: What is Turning?
Turning uses a lathe to remove material from the outside of a rotating workpiece, while boring does the same from the inside of a rotating workpiece.
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Schunk Updates Chuck Technology
Schunk says the technologies included in the THW3 chuck result in high process reliability, quick jaw changes, constant clamping forces and long maintenance intervals.
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Hexagon Edgecam Now Supports Six-Axis Machining
Hexagon’s Edgecam offers dedicated six-axis tools that provide greater toolpath control and more accurate simulation of processes, reducing the need for intervention on the shop floor, improving the utilization of advanced machinery and avoiding the risk of costly damage.
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Walter Showcases New Milling Cutters and Grooving System
Eastec 2021: Walter will showcase a new family of milling cutters and a grooving system, which provides a positive locking system and reduces indexing time by 70 percent.
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No Such Thing as Luck: A One-Person Shop Owner’s Success Story
You could say he’s a lucky Guy. He has the ideal setup for a moonlighting at-home-machinist: The perfect location, the perfect day job, and a double-threat skill set that allows him to hire himself for prototyping and low-volume production work. But Guy Driscoll’s biggest talent might be creating his own luck.
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Tungaloy Upgrades DrillMeister DMP Drill Heads
Tungaloy claims its 30 new drillheads will improve wear resistance for jobs that require hole diameters ranging from 6.0 to 25.9 mm.
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Schunk Announces Magnetic Gripper
Schunk’s EMH electro-permanent magnetic gripper has a compact, energy-efficient design.
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