Spindles

Westec 2023 Booth Visit with BIG DAISHOWA

Michael Herman, vice president sales for BIG DAISHOWA Inc., discussed a special promotion for the company’s fine boring kit, which features the EWN2-152 fine boring head from BIG KAISER is said to enable manufacturing precise bores with guaranteed precision of .00005". The set comes with dedicated accessories such as a boring bar, screw-in insert holders, and 2 inserts to cover Ø.701"-2.126".

Nakanishi E-speed Ultra Precision Electric Spindles

 

Nakanishi E-speed from NSK America Corp. is a broad line of high-speed, ultra-precision, electric-motor spindles for lathes, robotics and specialty purpose machines. Utilizing DC brushless motors up to 80,000 rpm and less than 1 micron runout, E-speed has the right configuration for your micromachining needs, whether it be integral, modular or quick-tool change. The E-speed family consists of E2000, E3000 and E4000 motor spindles. 

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High-speed electric spindle demo with micro tool

When considering options for speed, NSK America Corp. and OSG USA Inc. teamed up to highlight the benefits of proper speed applied to high-quality tooling. For the project, they machined their respective company logos onto a coin to showcase the intricate geometries and engravings that are possible with microtooling. They used a window machining process, along with NSK America’s HES510-CAT50 electric spindle and OSG USA’s AE-LNBD-N 1 mm long-neck, ballnose endmill, to achieve an ultrafine surface finish.