Medical & Healthcare

Combination cutting tools for holemaking applications save a significant amount of time when the application is right.

MecWash Systems introduces the AVD 300 aqueous parts washer for complex and intricate machined or stamped parts that require high standards of cleanliness, surface finish, and drying, including defense, aerospace and medical components.

ISCAR is expanding the range of SWISSTURN square-shank toolholders by adding new tools for high pressure coolant and also tools without the internal coolant feature.

SintoGrind HSS from oelheld U.S. was especially developed for profile and flute grinding of steel alloys and in particular for high-speed steel and medical steel.

With the GrindSmartNano5, Swiss grinding machine manufacturer Rollomatic has developed a high-performance grinding machine for the series production of dental and medical tools that not only grinds an impressive range of tools, but does so fully automatically, without any operator intervention.

Like many in the industry, when I started in the machining world it was on a manual lathe. I have a special place in my heart for lathes. That includes CNC lathes, the next step up for aspiring machinists.

While the basic CNC lathe is still a standby in many machine shops, new technology has vastly expanded turning capabilities. For example, live tooling and multiple turrets turn a basic lathe into a multitasking productivity center.

To the public at large, the word "counterfeit" mostly brings to mind so-called "funny money" or, more recently, low-priced CDs and DVDs that violate copyright laws. What is less widely known, but more threatening to public safety is the counterfeit parts and products that have found their way into the supply chains of critical industries, including aerospace, automotive and medical.

With each new release of their cost estimating software, MTI Systems says its Costimator is improved, and the latest iteration, Version 12.1, is no exception, especially for manufacturers who do machining.

The new 430 BeamDirector from Prima Power Laserdyne is available with a newly developed right angle nozzle which is used for close in cutting, welding and drilling.

Rosler announces its R-SF line of efficient mini-drag machines.

Makino announces the release of the UPN-01 ultra-precision horizontal wire EDM for micro-tolerance and fine surface finish applications.