General Machining & Manufacturing Processes

CENIT's new FASTSUITE Edition 2 software platform combines machine based simulation, offline programming for robotics, virtual work cell layout, and component handling in one platform.

AMAMCO Tool offers compression routers for cutting aerospace composites and other challenging materials. The routers have advanced geometries to enable compression cutting and eliminate delamination, according to the company.

Midwest Industrial Tool Grinding Inc. has expanded its tool coating capabilities to include surface treatment options. The coating options include AlTiN (aluminum titanium nitride), TiN (titanium nitride), TiCN (titanium carbon nitride), nACo (aluminum titanium nitride and silicon nitride) and nACRo (aluminum chrome nitride and silicon nitride).

Methods Machine Tools Inc. offers the YASDA YBM 7Ti 5-axis HMC for machining heat-resistant materials. According to the company, the machine has a unique rotary table design that offers four times the rigidity of other tables.

MecSoft Europe GmbH has announced the availability of VisualCAD/CAM/3DPRINT 2015, MecSoft's standalone additive and subtractive manufacturing software suite.

UNITED GRINDING has extended its line of WALTER EWAG technologies for cutting tool production to now include the LASER LINE ULTRA 5-axis machining center that incorporates ultra-short pulse laser technology.

Tungaloy America Inc. has expanded its line of TungCut grooving and parting tools. The two-cornered inserts reduce tool costs while the clamping system used with them delivers stable tool life and machining accuracy, according to the company.

Kaiser Tool Co. has expanded its line of Thinbit Deepgroove support blade-style tools. The new tools cut internal face grooves with major diameters that start at 1.574" (39.980mm) and a DOC to 1" (25.4mm).

Tungaloy Corp. introduces TungFineBall, the new series of indexable endmills for high-precision finishing.

Precision Cutting Tool Inc.'s solid-carbide Hi-Depth Long Drills are for making holes 40 to 50 diameters deep. The through-coolant drills have self-centering capabilities for peck-free machining, according to the company.

Among the 85 respondents to Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Salary Survey Addendum, the annual average salary for manual machinists stands at $39,340, which represents an average hourly wage of $18.91. Combining the survey addendum results with CTE's 2014 Salary & Benefits Survey, which is based on data collected last fall from 215 respondents, the annual average salary for manual machinists is $39,202, which is about $18.85 an hour.

Toolmaker NAP GLADU has expanded its diamond cutting tool servicing capabilities with the installation of additional equipment at its Statesville, N.C., service center, serving North Carolina and surrounding states. "This expansion improves our ability to provide our customers fast, high-quality sharpening and repair service on their diamond cutting tools," said Glenn McClain, service center manager, east. "Adding equipment and investing in jobs at our Statesville center reinforces our commitment to fast turnaround times and the local community."