Medical & Healthcare

News • April 1, 2014

Kyocera consolidates North American operations

Advanced ceramics producer Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp. (KICC), Tokyo, announced the creation of a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Kyocera Precision Tools Inc., that consolidates its North American cutting tool operations in the indexable, microtool, and printed circuit board (PCB) cutting tool markets.

Products • April 1, 2014

MSC-12 Mist Containment Station

ASC Industrial Air Filtration introduces the Mist Containment Station.

Articles • March 1, 2014 • Tom Lipton

Still more CNC lathe tips

Following the theme of the past two Shop Operations columns, here are some additional tips and tricks for operating a CNC lathe.

Articles • March 1, 2014 • Susan Woods

Metal Injection Molding Becomes a Go-To Manufacturing Process

Metal-injection molding has arrived as a way to manufacture small, complex parts.

Products • March 1, 2014

R-Drill, R-Tube and R-Mill

Raydiance, a provider of all-laser manufacturing solutions, announced the R-Drill (pictured), R-Tube and R-Mill, to address micromachining challenges in the automotive, industrial and medical device industries.

Products • March 1, 2014

AF110 Gear Hobbing Center

Distributed in North America by Parker Industries Inc., Affolter Technologies SA presents its most recent innovation. "The GEAR AF110 sets a new benchmark in regards to flexibility, high precision and stiffness. It is tailored to the needs of all micro motor industries, such as automotive, aircraft, dental and medical equipment, and watchmaking," states Marc-Alain Affolter, Managing Director of the Swiss family enterprise.

Products • March 1, 2014

MULTUS U Series Multitask CNC Lathes

Okuma America Corp. announces its new MULTUS U Series general-purpose multitasking CNC lathes, which are designed to reduce setup time, improve accuracy and keep non-cutting time to a minimum.

Products • March 1, 2014

ATOM Optical Linear and Rotary Incremental Encoder System

Renishaw's new ATOM non-contact optical linear and rotary incremental encoder system combines miniaturization with leading-edge dirt immunity, signal stability and reliability.

Products • March 1, 2014

FSG-C1224CNC Profile Grinder

The FSG-C1224CNC profile grinder is designed to meet such grinding requirements as intricate profiles and mold components, and are well suited for the aircraft, automobile, electronic, medical, machine tool and defense industries, says Chevalier Vice President Johnson Lan.

News • February 5, 2014

NTM named KOMET SERVICE partner

Minneapolis machine shop NTM Inc. was named a partner in the KOMET SERVICE network and will provide localized tool regrinding and refurbishment services for tools from KOMET and other toolmakers, as well as sell standard and special KOMET solid-carbide tools.

Articles • February 1, 2014 • Tom Lipton

More tips for operating a CNC lathe

Shop Operations Columnist Tom Lipton offers additional tips for operating a CNC lathe in the February 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Articles • February 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Medical manufacturer prolongs tool life

Boost productivity and extend tool life when cutting cast aluminum surgical light housings. A special PCD endmill with laser-machined cutting edges.