Medical & Healthcare

Products • July 1, 2011

Micro Collet

To meet the ever increasing demands of ultra precision parts manufacturing, IBAG North America has introduced a micro collet system that delivers accuracies of oneµm T.I.R at the collet nose and handles up to ¹⁄₈" tool diameter.

Articles • June 1, 2011

Material elongation and thickness

The Shop Operations column in the June issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine stresses importance of understanding material elongation and thickness.

Articles • June 1, 2011

Do you believe in magic?

END USER: Single Source Inc., (574) 656-3400, www.singlesourceinc.us. CHALLENGE: Reduce programming and setup times when producing increasingly complex parts. SOLUTION: A combination of CAD/CAM software and mill/turn machines. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: DMG/Mori Seiki USA Inc., (877) 275-6674, www.dmgmoriseikiusa.com; DP Technology Corp., (805) 388-6000, www.dptechnology.com; Ellison Technologies, (630) 393-8900, www.ellisontechnologies.com

Articles • June 1, 2011

QC, PDQ

Bringing inspection technology to the shop floor for quality control can pay big dividends.

Articles • June 1, 2011 • Alan Richter

Fiber vs. Fiber

Machining fiber-reinforced composite materials with fiber and other types of lasers can be an effective option.

Articles • June 1, 2011

Plastic Prescription

The use of plastic medical parts is growing, and in certain applications machining them is advantageous and even essential.

Products • June 1, 2011

Sinumerik MDynamics Technology Package

Siemens Industry Inc. announced today that the new Sinumerik MDynamics technology package for milling applications is now available.

Articles • May 1, 2011

Killing setup time

END USER: Highland Products Corp., (440) 352-4777, www.highlandproducts.com. CHALLENGE: Reduce setup time when employing high-pressure coolant for Swiss-style machining. SOLUTION: A through-coolant Swiss-style toolholder that directs coolant over the insert to the tool/workpiece interface. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Streamliner & Associates Inc., (814) 440-1548, www.streamlinertools.com

Articles • May 1, 2011

Identifying workpiece materials

The Shop Operations column from the May 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering addresses the importance of identifying workpiece materials with sight and touch.

Articles • May 1, 2011

Point and Shoot

Five-axis machining on a vertical machining center doesn't have to be complicated.

Articles • May 1, 2011 • Kip Hanson

Fine Form

Cold forming is a fast, chipless way to make parts.

Products • May 1, 2011

Extra-Light Live Centers

Riten Industries Inc.'s Extra-Light live centers are designed specifically to turn or grind parts weighing as little as two ounces.