Tooling
Collet Adapters Preset Clamp Force, Limiting Downtime
ANCA’s PremierPlus collet adapter range is said to ensure consistent and repeatable tool runout of 7 microns or less during production runs and complement the company’s range of collet adaptors for shank tooling.
Read MoreMastercam, Harvey Tool, Helical Solutions Collaborate on Tool Libraries
CNC Software has collaborated with Harvey Tool and Helical Solutions to provide users direct access to a library of tools, available for import on Mastercam’s site.
Read MoreBroaching Tool Enables Single-Operation Serration on a Lathe
PMTS 2019: With Schwanog’s broaching tool, manufacturers of serrated turned parts can use a conventional lathe with C axis and eliminate the cleaning process.
Read MorePresettable, Quick-Change Tooling System for Swiss-Type Lathes
PMTS 2019: Göltenbodt, represented in the United States by Schwanog LLC, introduces its presettable, quick-changeable and coolant-fed tooling system for Swiss-type automatic lathes.
Read MoreFixturing for Five-Axis CNCs
For some high-batch-size jobs and/or very complex parts, custom fixtures designed and manufactured in house enable Powill Manufacturing and Engineering to get the most out of its five-axis machining capability.
Read MoreDrills Designed for Aluminum Automotive Parts
Sandvik Coromont has added the CoroDrill 400 and CoroDrill 430, developed for drilling aluminum automotive parts, to its range of optimized solid round tools.
Read MoreDiamond Serrations Reduce Hard Jaw Slippage
Hard jaws from Dillon Manufacturing are designed to center the workpiece and grip it equally with each jaw.
Read MorePCBN Inserts Improve Feed Rates, Chip Flow
To eliminate the difficulties of hard turning operations, Seco Tools has added a grade format and several geometries to its line of PCBN (polycrystalline cubic boron nitride) inserts.
Read MoreCarbide Burrs Make Smaller, Granular Chip Breaks
Designed for surface removal on demanding production runs, Saint-Gobain Abrasives’ line of Norton double-cut carbide burrs is said to last longer with fewer change-overs on challenging production applications.
Read MoreEDM Drilling Machine Features 38" Y Axis
Current EDM’s EdmDrill RT3038 is designed for complex drilling of large and heavy parts.
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