Medical & Healthcare

Articles • December 1, 2016 • Evan Jones Thorne

Tracing sinker EDMing back to its original spark

Electrical discharge machining (EDMing) goes by many names—burning, spark machining, spark eroding, vaporizing—but they all refer to variations on the same process: removing material by running an electric current between an electrode and a negatively charged workpiece material submerged in a dielectric fluid. At least in the case of sinker EDMing, that's pretty much all there is to it.

Articles • December 1, 2016 • Kip Hanson

Basics of centerless grinding

For those "making chips" every day, centerless grinding may seem mysterious, but it's a fairly straightforward process. This article will discuss how it works, where and when it should be used, and offer advice on how to apply this well-established technology.

News • November 29, 2016 • Michael C. Anderson

Performance Micro Tool is in the Chips

The Janesville, Wis., micromanufacturer Performance Micro Tool is part of a Janesville Gazette feature on local companies increasing their use of automation. The article notes that a recent source of revenue for the company is a tool contract with a company that makes the tiny housings in credit cards that hold those now-ubiquitous micro chips.

Products • November 3, 2016

Jabro-Solid2 JS554 Solid-Carbide Endmills

The Jabro-Solid2 JS554 range of solid-carbide endmills from Seco Tools gains further utility and versatility with smaller neck diameter options. These latest tools provide greater clearance when machining complex components, such as those found in aerospace, medical and general machining applications.

News • October 31, 2016 • Alan Richter

Big expansion set for ANCA

ANCA Inc. will expand its plant in Wixom, Mich., by 50 percent, expanding its inventory and spare parts warehouse capacity, adding a dedicated customer focus and training center, and doubling its machine demonstration area. The announcement was made by Russell Riddiford, ANCA president. ANCA, a private company, did not disclose the dollar value of the investment.

Products • October 28, 2016

SA Series of Cutting Tools and Inserts for Grooving, Parting

Arno Werkzeuge USA announced the introduction of its SA series of cutting tools and inserts for grooving and part-off or cut-off operations for North America. The SA system from Arno USA is a modular grooving system with a single toolholder, which turns into different tool variants by simply changing the support blade and clamp.

Products • October 25, 2016

Revolution LM Series Coordinate Measuring Machines

When it comes to coordinate measuring machines, manufacturers want less downtime and lower cost of ownership. In response to customer feedback OEM AIMS Metrology has designed and introduced a linear motor-driven CMM with 5-axis measurement capabilities.

News • October 20, 2016

Innovative solutions key DP Technology

DP Technology joined the College of Electromechanical Engineering at Beijing Union University and the Beijing Intelligent Mechanical Innovative Design Engineering Research Center to host the ESPRIT CAM & Smart Manufacturing seminar in Beijing on Sept. 22, 2016. The seminar brought into focus the most critical manufacturing topics in China today in order to better support the 10-year national plan, Made in China 2025.

Products • October 12, 2016

BLC Series Low-Pressure Sensor

All Sensors Corp. has announced a brand new low-pressure sensor, the BLC series. This new device series offers design engineers excellent performance over pressure ranges of ±1 inH2O through ±30 inH2O and 15 PSIA. The BLC series basic low-pressure compact sensor is based on All Sensors' CoBeam2 technology.

Products • October 11, 2016

ProCAM Software

Advanced CNC systems from NUM are helping U.S. machine tool control specialist CNC Onestop Inc. to maintain its competitive market edge through use of ultraprecise positioning techniques. Based in Xenia, Ohio, and also operating in Toronto, Canada, CNC Onestop is a CNC engineering company that specializes in full CNC, motor and drive retrofits for machine tools, as well as machine rebuilds and troubleshooting.

Articles • October 4, 2016 • Kip Hanson

Conversational programming for 5-axis machines

Five-axis programming is difficult, requires an expensive CAM system and an even more-expensive programmer to sit in front of a computer all day cranking out complicated G code. Right? Not necessarily.

Products • October 4, 2016

WS40PM Milling Grade

WS40PM's cobalt-rich substrate provides robust fatigue resistance and edge integrity, while the multiphase AlTiN-TiN PVD coating reduces tool wear, making it suitable for a range of high-temp steel alloys, austenitic and PH stainless steels, nickel-based superalloys such as Hastelloy and Nitronic, and titanium.