Metalworking product review for June 2013
A review of metalworking products as compiled by the editors of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
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].
Editor-at-large
Email: alan@ctepubs.com
Published content
Consolidating inserts to lower costs
Reduce insert costs and simplify insert reordering and stocking. Consolidate the number of ISO-standard inserts applied.
Fine filtering drives lights-out operations
Consistently produce complex cutting tools, even when unattended machining. A cellular grinding oil filtration system.
A glass act: General Industry Coverage
A new vitrified-bond technology for grinding wheels.
Push-button precision: General Industry Coverage
Software that automatically calculates process parameters for cylindrical grinding.
Quality turn: Turning Performance
The quality of the sealing, braking and bearing systems must be considered when specifying a rotary table.
Flying high with diamond hones
Efficiently remove scale from the bearing surface of a high-volume, 9310 alloy steel part. A custom diamond honing tool.
Following an error-free path: Turning Performance
Confirm toolpath programming is free of errors. NC program simulation and verification software.
Salvaging cylinders: General Industry Coverage
Resurface scratched and rusted cylinder barrels in-house. A tube hone machine.
Keeping concentric: General Industry Coverage
The Look Ahead department in the April 2013 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine leads off with a look at a through-coolant, shrink-fit chuck.
Transmitting tool
The Look Ahead department in the April 2013 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering also looks at a mechatronic cutting tool for large back counterboring and back spotfacing applications.
Clearing the air
Oil mist filtration for machine tools makes for a cleaner working environment and better operating conditions for machines.
