Fabrication & Cutting

Ever since the introduction of VDA 19, the task of monitoring technical part cleanliness has grown vastly in importance, not only in the automotive industry. One major drawback of cleanliness testing used to lie in the associated time-consuming and costly laboratory methods.

Nexus Cutting Tools, a new product line from Techniks, introduces its new line of Lamina cutting inserts.

Royal Engineered Composites successfully installed a Composite Machining Center (CMC). The CMC, built by Flow International Corp., is reportedly the first ever Class B machine to be built.

END USER: LMC Industries Inc., (636) 282-8080, www.lmcindustries.com. CHALLENGE: Heat treat tooling components in-house to reduce costs and turnaround times. SOLUTION: A dual-chamber heat-treatment furnace.

The October 2012 Get With The Program column focuses on improving 5-axis machining by combining post-processors and verification software.

Nickel-base alloys reward a slow, stable reaming process with close control of stock allowance, speed, feed, and coolant. This guide covers the main setup priorities.

OMAX Corp.'s new Intelli-VISOR System Monitoring Package enables users to oversee the status and performance of an OMAX abrasive waterjet throughout the entire cutting process.

A new line of polarizing beam splitters and beam combiners for CO2 lasers from 100W up that are in-stock for immediate delivery to OEMs and end-users are being introduced by Laser Research Optics.

With its new LASER 4000 5Ax, GF AgieCharmilles now claims to offer the largest laser-texturing machine on the market.

Abrasive waterjet cutting machines are flowing into small shops as complementary equipment.

Get With The Program, a regular column in Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, covers how to extend tool life with dynamic toolpaths.

CGW-Camel Grinding Wheels expanded its surface conditioning offerings, adding a line of surface preparation aluminum oxide and silicon carbide wheels and discs.