Milling

Machine and tooling developed collaboratively

The larger the series of parts to be produced, the more important cycle times and tool costs are. Designing machinery and tooling through a collaborative design process reduces cycle times and tooling costs, while improving part quality.

Submarines to be built with Australia's largest machine tool

The Australian Government has ordered the construction of a fleet of 12 regionally superior submarines, known as the Attack Class, for the Royal Australian Navy. A 5-axis gantry machine from The Starrag Group is a critical piece of equipment for the decades-long project.

Production flexibility abounds with new multitasking series

The Integrex i-H series of multi-tasking machines from Mazak was designed to allow for additional automation technologies to be added onto the machine after purchase as a company's production needs grow and change.

Milling fixture tips

09/18/2020

Author:

Brandt Taylor

Holding parts for machining on a milling machine can be challenging, especially long, skinny parts.

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New Light Cutting Face Mill Increases Productivity in Low HP Machines

Tungaloy's TungEight-Mill face milling cutter is for extremely light cutting with low power consumption, perfect for low rigidity and low horsepower machines with a BT-30 connection. TungEight-Mill incorporates single-sided positive inserts with eight economical cutting edges for heavy roughing to mirror finishing of various material faces.

Iscar features multiple milling, drilling demos during recent seminar

Iscar Metals Inc. in early March presented a series of milling and drilling demonstrations during the company's 2020 Milling & Holemaking Seminar at its Tech Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Leading the seminar for Iscar were Craig Ewing, national product specialist for drilling, and Bryan Stusak, national product manager for milling. The two-day event focused on the impact cutting tools can have on higher profitability. Or, in Iscar shorthand, Profit LOGIQ.

Milling cast and steel parts more cost-effectively

Whether producing turbochargers, steering knuckles or cylinder blocks, customers can mill cast and steel parts considerably more cost-effectively with the radial insert milling program from Mapal Inc. than with previously available solutions. Since the product launch in 2018, there have been a large number of measurable successes resulting from the use of the tools in the series.

Machining a hardened ring gear

03/30/2020

Author:

John Saunders

Get an excellent surface finish and good tool life with these ProvenCut recipes.

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Tormach 1100M: Making a Mold for a Carbon Fiber Corvette Intake

Are you looking for a dedicated prototyping CNC mill that allows you to keep your moneymakers running production? Want to keep your part making in-house to save time and money as you design/iterate? Check out the Tormach 1100M as it mills out an 87lb. aluminum block. This prototype mold was built to produce high-performance, after-market, carbon fiber intake manifolds for Corvettes. Your ability to dream is all that's holding you back!

For more information visit us at https://cnc.tormach.com/prototyping

Crash avoidance without simulation

03/17/2020

Author:

Brandt Taylor

How to prevent crashes on a three-axis CNC milling machine.

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