Medical & Healthcare

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

By their very nature, horizontal machining centers are among the best friends a shop can have if it hopes to remain agile and competitive in this brave new world of low-volume, high-complexity machining.

SGS Tool Co. has expanded its Multi-Carb high performance end mill offering to include metric corner radius options.