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Routing new composite materials requires new solutions
Article June 15, 2017 Alan Richter
Routing new composite materials requires new solutions
As new composite materials are developed, parts manufacturers face new challenges when routing them. Fortunately, cutting tool manufacturers continually develop new solutions so parts manufacturers are not forced to cut tomorrow's composites with outdated routers.
Shop Operations: Catch a tiger by the tail
Article June 15, 2017 Tom Lipton
Shop Operations: Catch a tiger by the tail
Most folks who run an engine lathe often work on the ends of long shafts, or rods, that protrude unsupported out of the headstock. Depending on the shaft diameter and how much unsupported length sticks out, this operation can be dangerous because of the high potential for shaft whip.
Workholding: Building chucks to hold wheels
Article June 15, 2017 Kip Hanson
Workholding: Building chucks to hold wheels
One requirement of precision wheel manufacturing is secure, accurate workholding. But Jay Duerr, president of LMC Workholding Inc., Logansport, Ind., said it goes much further than that. "The biggest requirement in this industry is good customer support."
Machine Technology: Building ‘monster’ machines
Article June 15, 2017 William Leventon
Machine Technology: Building ‘monster’ machines
Machine tool builder Zimmermann Inc., Wixom, Mich., the U.S. arm of Neuhausen, Germany-headquartered Zimmermann GmbH, specializes in very large machine tool installations. The company offers milling machines with working ranges from 2.5m to 30m (8.2' to 98.4') along the X-axis and from 3m to 6m (9.8' to 19.7') along the Y-axis.
Cleaning corrupt CAD models: 5-Axis Machining
Article June 15, 2017 Holly B. Martin
Cleaning corrupt CAD models: 5-Axis Machining
Job shops commonly receive corrupted or "dirty" CAD files from their customers. These files must be cleaned or repaired before toolpaths for machining the workpiece can be created. Software solutions like SpaceClaim, developed by ANSYS Inc., can fix dirty models, with the end goal of creating "watertight" solids ready for machining.
One year into the future at GE
Article June 15, 2017 Michael C. Anderson
One year into the future at GE
GE Power opened its "Factory of the Future," the 125,000-sq.-ft. Advanced Manufacturing Works (AMW) facility in Greenville, S.C., with great fanfare in April 2016. So, what's futuristic about the place?
Toolmaker targets titanium
Article June 15, 2017 Alan Richter
Toolmaker targets titanium
Without a doubt, cutting tools for machining titanium must be well-engineered. This was reinforced for CTE Editor Alan Richter while attending Horn Technology Days 2017, held May 10 to 12 at Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH, Tübingen, Germany.
Look Ahead: Fast process for depositing ultrahard coatings
Article May 15, 2017 Michael C. Anderson
Look Ahead: Fast process for depositing ultrahard coatings
A new CS-50 deposition system from Duralar Technologies uses a process called DualArmor that is capable of applying DLC coatings of 50µm or thicker — and apply them at rates averaging 15µm to 20µm per hour. Conventional DLC coatings, which have a practical total thickness limit of around 5µm, are deposited one or two atoms at a time.

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