Medical & Healthcare

Articles • August 1, 2012

Tooling and workholding

Part of Cutting Tool Engineering's IMTS 2012 preview, here is an overview of the tooling and workholding products that will be on display during the trade show.

Articles • August 1, 2012

Multi Grind

Minnesota shop succeeds by being good at many different part-grinding methods.

Products • July 12, 2012

Thread Whirling Inserts

Utilizing simultaneous rotational and longitudinal movements, Carmex Whirling Inserts and holders deliver high production in high-precision parts such as dental implants and bone screws, as well as small automotive and semi-conductor components, and other parts made on Swiss-type machines.

Products • July 12, 2012

LD4 Drillsprint Deep-Hole Drilling Machine

Mollart Engineering's LD4 Drillsprint deep hole drilling machine offers a 750mm stroke complete with full automatic loading and unloading along with a range of the latest deep hole drill tooling from Botek.

Products • July 12, 2012

D300 Vertical Machining Center

Makino announces the D300 5-axis vertical machining center as the newest entry into the 5-axis aerospace machining arena.

Products • July 12, 2012

Titex X-treme Inox Drills

Walter USA LLC has introduced the Walter Titex X-treme Inox, a high performance solid carbide drill with internal coolant and special coating, designed to tackle stainless steel and other high-alloy ISO M materials.

Articles • July 1, 2012

Deciphering the donut deflector

Shop Operations column as published in the July 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Articles • July 1, 2012

Cutting downtime

END USER: Tivoly Inc., (802) 873-6003, www.tivoly.com. CHALLENGE: Significantly reduce downtime on a flute grinding machine. SOLUTION: Rebuild the flute grinder. SOLUTION PROVIDER: International Tool Machines (ITM), (386) 446-0500, www.itmfl.com

Articles • July 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Pedal to the metal

Users reap the rewards of high-speed milling when the elements of the machining system complement each other.

Products • June 12, 2012

C 22 U Machining Center

The CNC C 22 U dynamic high-speed machining center, first introduced by Hermle in 2010, can now also be fully automated.

Articles • June 1, 2012

Software increases spindle utilization

END USER: Mainland Machine, (805) 543-7149, www.mainlandmachine.com. CHALLENGE: Increase spindle run times. SOLUTION: CAM system that enables efficient programming when machining with custom fixture plates. SOLUTION PROVIDER: DP Technology Corp., (805) 388-6000, www.dptechnology.com

Articles • June 1, 2012

Tips for turning parts on manual lathes, part 2

As a follow-up to my April column, here are additional tips for enhancing the operation of a manual lathe.