Tech Zones
Tooling & Workholding
Brendt Holden of Haimer USA examines new precision tool holder technology that prevents the danger of pulling the cutter out of the chuck with the increased force behind high performance cutting.
Ay Chihuahua: Debottlenecking a big, rough milling job in a Mexican off-road equipment plant.
The NTMA Business Projections Report for Winter 2008 states that the bursting of the credit bubble will likely have a lasting effect on the economy this year, though some sectors will remain strong.
Take the Driver's Seat: This North Carolina shop added a direct-drive rotary system for speed and accuracy to reduce cycle time by 30 percent and capture opportunities to expand into the pharmaceutical market.
Viewpoint Revisited: Two years after this presentation was originally published, the insights being explored to bring cutting technology to the frontline of U.S. manufacturing are worth thinking through one more time, in the face of some potentially tough economic times.
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Tooling & Workholding Products
Seco Tools Inc. introduces Helix™ wiper geometries for operations in high feed machining of case hardened steels where standard wipers cannot be used due to vibrations caused by a weak setup or lower radial cutting forces.
Lyndex Nikken offers its 5AX-200II CNC Rotary Table, designed for high-speed rotation. The table performs with high accuracy and has the fastest rotating and tilting speeds in the industry as well as exceptional brake torque.
Hardinge offers its HCAC® Collet Adaptation Chucks. These chucks will adapt any spindle to accept C-series collets, 3J collets, B42/ B65 collets, #22/ #11 B&S collets, style-S master collets and dead-length® collets.
Kennemetal, Inc. has developed new UP turning inserts for its Kenna Perfect turning system in order to offer improved turning geometry for demanding stainless steel applications. The new design offers improved chip control in 300-series stainless steels and provides a soft cutting action, resulting in lower cutting forces.
Sumitomo's new PcBN premium grade BNC300 features a ceramic-based coating and machines hardened steels with interrupted cuts. The BNC300's tough PcBN substrate, combined with a TiAIN ceramic gold coating, result in extended tool life in interrupted turning applications.
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