Energy
Wind Power Parts
Presented here is avideo of a SideLok long-edge milling cutter from Valenite LLC, Madison Heights, Mich.,machining Ti6Al4V at a cutting speed of 150 sfm, a feed rate of 4.5 ipm, a WOCof 0.375" and a DOC of 1.5" on a 30-hp HaasV65 CNC mill. The key technology of the SideLok systemis the co-location of the fastening system in the normally unused chip gullet space.
New Seco Tools headquarters
When Seco Tools Inc. moved into its new headquarters in Troy, Mich., in July 2008, the toolmaker not only changed buildings, it also changed its corporate culture. Eighteen months after the facility opened, the company is still finding new uses for the modern, light-filled, 81,000-sq.-ft. building, according to Bob Goulding, manager of component engineered tooling and custom tooling.
Machining components for solar power generation
Machining components for solar power generation systems can be a renewable source of business. Included online is a video report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. For the cover story, "Here Comes the Sun," published in the February 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, click here.
Reactor overview
Tour the Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactor, presented as a video complement to our March cover story.
Making parts for hydraulic fracturing equipment
Making parts for hydraulic fracturing equipment presents opportunities but requires the right tools, as noted in the cover story of the March 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine. Click here to read the full cover story, "Pumping Up Production."
