Medical & Healthcare

Products • April 13, 2022

TNL12 Sliding-Headstock CNC Lathe

Like its predecessor, the new TNL12 features four tool carriers that can be applied to a workpiece simultaneously, albeit with significant changes to the machine's kinematics. While the front-working attachment and counter spindle were previously arranged on a single slide, they are now housed on separate slides. This eliminates potential interdependence between front-end and counter spindle machining, allowing for much greater flexibility in programming.

Products • April 12, 2022

SMART-IV Grinders

With six machine sizes available, this series is capable of producing complicated shapes along with finer finishes, resulting in highly accurate workpieces. The heavy-duty slide rails, one-piece base casting and hardened wheelhead guideways create a solid, rigid machine structure that minimizes vibration, movement and displacement.

News • April 7, 2022

GF Machining supports medical manufacturing with center

GF Machining Solutions has established a Medical Center of Competency and has appointed a new medical business development manager, Donn Wuestenberg, to head its operations.

Products • March 31, 2022

DC 175 Supreme Solid Carbide Drill

In addition to the cooling and geometry, Walter's new WJ30RZ and WJ30RY grades also boost performance because their highly wear-resistant TiAlSiN-based layer applied using HIPIMS coating technology takes the form of a complete coating for 3 and 5xDc (WJ30RZ grade) and a point coating for 8×Dc (WJ30RY grade). The 8×Dc version also features a polished flute for deep drilling. The result is a very smooth surface which ensures optimum chip evacuation and minimizes built-up edges. The ability to recondition the drills boosts the cost effectiveness three times, paired with its long tool life, also further boosts cost-effectiveness.

News • March 30, 2022

Cleanliness in the submicrometer and atomic percent range

In many industries, new and enhanced products lead to high cleanliness specifications. Due to changed manufacturing, joining and coating technologies and more stringent regulatory specifications, there are stricter requirements for particulate and film-type part cleanliness.

News • March 22, 2022

Achieve ultraprecise stainless steel processing

Stainless steel has numerous material advantages for an array of industry applications, but the chosen processing technology can have an effect on the quality and integrity of parts and components made from this versatile metal.

News • March 18, 2022

Star SU and Louis Bélet enter strategic partnership

Cutting tool and gear tool providers Star SU and Louis Bélet have entered into a strategic partnership to enhance each companies' product portfolio and expand collective reach within the Americas and Europe.

News • March 16, 2022

An inconspicuous medical tool stems bleeding with precision

The medical technology poses major challenges for machinists.

Articles • March 15, 2022 • Alan Richter

Ease into 3+2 machining

Performing five-axis machining with a 3+2 strategy is preferred by a growing number of part manufacturers.

News • March 15, 2022

Additive manufacturing’s new frontiers for production, validation

Over the last few decades, additive manufacturing (AM)/3D printing has fundamentally changed the way that manufacturers approach product development. Industry is now almost universally aware of the term rapid prototyping, using AM to convert 3D CAD data into physical models in a matter of hours.

News • March 9, 2022

GF Machining Solutions names new president of North America

GF Machining Solutions has named Chris Jones as the company's president and managing director of North America.

News • February 28, 2022

Simplified CMM inspection for productive quality control

WLR Precision Engineering is a contract machining specialist in Wilford, Nottinghamshire, and the company was using a pair of 15-year-old coordinate measuring machines (CMMs) in its inspection room. Looking to upgrade the technology, WLR Precision invested in two CMMs manufactured by LK Metrology. Soon, they had largely superseded the older CMMs.