As the U turns: Turning Performance
A U-axis system that enables complete machining of a part on one standard machine tool without rotating the workpiece or moving it to a lathe.
Editorial
Alan Richter
Alan Richter, a 40-plus-year veteran journalist, has spent the last 25 years covering the metalworking industry for Cutting Tool Engineering and currently serves as its editor-at-large. Contact him at [email protected].
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Published content
So long bactericide: General Industry Coverage
Metalworking fluids formulated to be bactericide-free and nearly odorless.
When more is better: Drilling Performance
Simultaneous machining on two to four spindles enhances efficiency and lowers the cost per part for high-volume production.
Lower-power light enhances tool marking
END USER: Garr Tool Co., (800) 248-9003, www.garrtool.com. Increase uptime for lamp-pump laser marking machines by reducing equipment maintenance and downtime. Fiber diode-pump laser marking machines. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Beamer Laser Marking Systems, (810) 638-5388, www.beamerlasermarking.com.
Advanced coating advances tapping: Drilling Performance
Eliminate tool breakage when tapping stainless steel. A tap with a new multiple-layered coating and an advanced chamfer geometry, rake and flute form.
Coolant bursts bubble on foam problem
Eliminate coolant foam and chip accumulation in chucks and increase coolant pressure. A nonfoaming coolant.
Hommer hits a homer with grinders
Increase complexity of ground parts while maintaining tight tolerances. CNC cylindrical grinding machines.
So cool it’s crazy
Solid-carbide end mills with unique cooling channels to enable significant productivity gains.
Shrink-fit insert body: General Industry Coverage
Semifinished inserts within which PCBN tips are fixed in a steel body via thermal shrink fitting.
Mega-Multiplex: 5-Axis Machining
Heavy-duty multitask machine tools provide numerous benefits for producing large, complex components -- when the application is right.
Job shop likes ‘scream-free’ drilling
Eliminate unpredictable and premature tool chipping and enhance consistency and chip control when drilling 304 stainless steel. An adjustable drill that accepts double-sided indexable inserts with six cutting edges.
Texas shop goes for a spin
Increase machining consistency and reduce setup and changeover times to increase throughput. A multiple-pocket, selectable tool body.
