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1,300 TESTS 1,100 WINS! TM Test the Power of Beyond for FREE Beyond holds the power to turn productivity into profit. Again and again. In recent controlled tests, Kennametal’s newest tooling platform beat the competition’s best 85% of the time! In 1,302 conducted experiments, Beyond proved to be 30%–300% more productive an astounding 1,100 times. That’s advanced engineering that is built to.
BY KENNAMETAL 1,300 TESTS 1,100 WINS! TM Test the Power of Beyond for FREE Beyond holds the power to turn productivity into profit. Again and again. In recent controlled tests, Kennametal’s newest tooling platform beat the competition’s best 85% of the time! In 1,302 conducted experiments, Beyond proved to be 30%–300% more productive an astounding 1,100 times. That’s advanced engineering that is built to outperform — at any speed, on any application. And metalcutting innovation that delivers increased productivity leading to greater profitability.
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magnetic conveyor. Eriez milling insert. Mil-Tec’s Magna- deburring tool. E-Z Burr Tool Magnetics’s Tuf-Trac magnetic conveyor Shear geometry features precision Co.’s “small hole” carbide deburring tool automatically removes ferrous materials grinding on all insert surfaces and a deburrs holes from 1⁄8" to ¼" in diameter
Advertorial magnetic conveyor. Eriez milling insert. Mil-Tec’s Magna- deburring tool. E-Z Burr Tool Magnetics’s Tuf-Trac magnetic conveyor Shear geometry features precision Co.’s “small hole” carbide deburring tool automatically removes ferrous materials grinding on all insert surfaces and a deburrs holes from 1⁄8" to ¼" in diameter. such as chips, turnings and small parts. premolded chip-clearing formation. The tool is for difficult-to-machine The unit uses powerful rare-earth Combined with the high-density pocket materials and exotic applications. It magnets and features a low-maintenance design of the Freedom Cutter Plus body features a carbide insert attached to an enclosed housing. The company says and a TiB2 coating, the insert’s strong HSS flex arm with a “dovetail” fit that lubrication is not needed. Telephone: cutting edge and positive geometries does not require other fasteners
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variable-helix endmills. Cobra fine boring system. Komet of cam software. CNC Software Carbide introduces 5-flute Viper variable- America Inc.’s MicroKom hi.flex micro- Inc.’s Mastercam X4 offers a suite of helix endmills. The new tools are for adjustable fine boring system can be new features. It can create an active customers seeking better performance adjusted in diameters from 0.197" to toolpath that delivers con.
Advertorial variable-helix endmills. Cobra fine boring system. Komet of cam software. CNC Software Carbide introduces 5-flute Viper variable- America Inc.’s MicroKom hi.flex micro- Inc.’s Mastercam X4 offers a suite of helix endmills. The new tools are for adjustable fine boring system can be new features. It can create an active customers seeking better performance adjusted in diameters from 0.197" to toolpath that delivers consistent cutting with faster speeds, according to the 2.756", with a balancing facility and a conditions and allows use of the entire company. The endmills are suitable machining length of 2.165". The tool tool’s flute length, according to the for machining stainless steel, cast iron, can bore any material, according to the company. Dynamic machining offers high-temperature alloys and titanium. company. With the addition of an external flexible retract options to k
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cleaners/degreasers. Miraclean’s endmills. YG-1 Tool Co. offers new live centers. Riten Industries Inc.’s Power Green and Power Green HD (heavy endmills for deep slotting and profiling of Super Duty live centers are available duty) industrial maintenance cleaners/ titanium and aluminum. Choices include in a range of tapers and bearing.
product showcase cleaners/degreasers. Miraclean’s endmills. YG-1 Tool Co. offers new live centers. Riten Industries Inc.’s Power Green and Power Green HD (heavy endmills for deep slotting and profiling of Super Duty live centers are available duty) industrial maintenance cleaners/ titanium and aluminum. Choices include in a range of tapers and bearing degreasers are made with renewable P/M roughers and carbide finishers. configurations. Interchangeable points resources, do not contain volatile organic Pictured is a fine-pitch, extended-reach to accommodate different center hole compounds, and are biodegradable P/M rougher for milling titanium. Many angles are available. Material, heat and free-rinsing. The cleaners are for of the tools have long-reach, reduced treatment and inspection certifications wiping down production machinery and necks for deep work, and tools with corner are shipp
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endmills. Ultra-Tool’s Monolith carbide inserts. Rigibore Inc. drill shank. Allied Machine & solid-carbide, extended-reach endmills manufactures indexable carbide Engineering Corp. has added an integral are available in lengths up to 12" and inserts with a range of cutting edges. CV50 shank to the Revolution drill diameters up to 1½". The maximum TIR Special inserts can be ordered. The product line. This configuratio.
Advertorial endmills. Ultra-Tool’s Monolith carbide inserts. Rigibore Inc. drill shank. Allied Machine & solid-carbide, extended-reach endmills manufactures indexable carbide Engineering Corp. has added an integral are available in lengths up to 12" and inserts with a range of cutting edges. CV50 shank to the Revolution drill diameters up to 1½". The maximum TIR Special inserts can be ordered. The product line. This configuration increases is 0.0003". The tools are available in company offers custom insert grinding stability, reduces TIR, allows for shorter five configurations: 2-flute square and services, from a modified TC insert to tool projections and eliminates the 2-flute ballnose for cutting aluminum, an interpolating-form insert, or “hockey need for a toolholder, according to the 3-flute and 3-flute radius for aluminum, stick.” Telephone: (262) 363-3922. company. The integral-sha
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shop operations in and out on its ways. It also allows the the knee is the second largest casting. It ram to swing side to side. The ram or must support the saddle, the table and turret position is not changed during the workpiece. machining. ■ The saddle casting has dovetails at ■ The knee is a casting that supports right angles to each other that permit.
staying sharp shop operations in and out on its ways. It also allows the the knee is the second largest casting. It ram to swing side to side. The ram or must support the saddle, the table and turret position is not changed during the workpiece. machining. ■ The saddle casting has dovetails at ■ The knee is a casting that supports right angles to each other that permit the saddle and the milling table and milling table movement along both the prevents their movement under cutting X and Y axes. forces on all three machine axes. After ■ The milling table provides a base
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get with the program Know-as-you-go software By Sandie Rivera, potential for profit in a know-as-you-go One of Shop Floor Automations’ Shop Floor Automations Inc. environment. MDC customers is West Coast Quartz/ When using a manual application like WCQ Silicon, Fremont, Calif. WCQ In today’s market, a machine shop Excel, information such as machine ac- fabricates precision components, special-.
staying sharp get with the program Know-as-you-go software By Sandie Rivera, potential for profit in a know-as-you-go One of Shop Floor Automations’ Shop Floor Automations Inc. environment. MDC customers is West Coast Quartz/ When using a manual application like WCQ Silicon, Fremont, Calif. WCQ In today’s market, a machine shop Excel, information such as machine ac- fabricates precision components, special- often has millions of dollars invested in tivity (setup, cycle time and teardown) izing in high-purity quartz, silicon, ce- machines. Typically, a hefty amount is and the number of good parts and ramic, graphite and silicon-carbide parts also committed to payroll. For a shop to scrapped ones, is compiled after produc- for the semiconductor industry.
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ceramic inserts. Greenleaf Corp.’s bar feeders & unloaders. J.F. WG-600 aluminum oxide-coated, Berns Co. Inc. manufactures bar feeders milling inserts. Kennametal Inc.’s whisker-reinforced ceramic inserts are for and unloaders for bars up to 40' long Beyond indexable milling inserts are machining high-strength alloy materials, and up to 10" in diameter. They can be available in two new grades. KC915M.
product showcase ceramic inserts. Greenleaf Corp.’s bar feeders & unloaders. J.F. WG-600 aluminum oxide-coated, Berns Co. Inc. manufactures bar feeders milling inserts. Kennametal Inc.’s whisker-reinforced ceramic inserts are for and unloaders for bars up to 40' long Beyond indexable milling inserts are machining high-strength alloy materials, and up to 10" in diameter. They can be available in two new grades. KC915M hardened steels and other difficult-to- used on any lathe model with single or (KCK15) is suitable for dry milling gray machine materials. The company says dual spindles. Features include servo cast iron and gray cast iron with nodular the inserts provide effective thermal and positioning, variable-data communication graphite. It can also be used to finish low- mechanical shock-resistance, making link, subspindle position following and alloy steel. KC935M (KCPK30) is suitabl
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superabrasive tools. Mastertech tool sharpener. Darex offers a fasteners & sockets. MSC Diamond Products Co. manufactures a new chuck attachment for the XT-3000 Industrial Direct Co. Inc. offers 700 variety of PCD, PCBN, CVD diamond and Xpandable tool sharpener. The chuck new products, such as socket products, monocrystalline diamond inserts and accurately grips common shank diameter 18-8 and 316 stainless steel fast.
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has a choice: tie up another machine to make those additional 5,000 components or find a way of improving the process on the machine he’s currently on so he can machine the 25,000 components with- out making a capital investment,” Drape said. He added that the appropriate spe- cial might not only allow all the parts to.
components. “Now the manufacturer has a choice: tie up another machine to make those additional 5,000 components or find a way of improving the process on the machine he’s currently on so he can machine the 25,000 components with- out making a capital investment,” Drape said. He added that the appropriate spe- cial might not only allow all the parts to be produced on one machine but free
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