Machining

Products • May 1, 2021

130mm Double-Acting Hydraulic Vise

Jergens' 130mm hydraulic vise offers users the ability to position the jaws just outside of the dimension of the workpiece to minimize travel when clamping. This, in combination with the speed of hydraulic workholding, reduces clamping and unclamping operations to about one second. The ease of use of these double-acting vises allows users to repeat these time-saving operations, adding up to measurable machine uptime and productivity increases, especially for high mix, low volume manufacturers.

Articles • April 26, 2021

Designing metal alloys

Massachusetts Institute of Technology research study finds that many alloy combinations previously ruled out as unviable are in fact feasible.

News • April 26, 2021

Velo3D goes public after merger with Jaws Spitfire

Additive manufacturing company Velo3D has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Jaws Spitfire Acquisition Corp.

Products • April 24, 2021

W-1011-P/WL25 Copy Turn System

With this new tool, V or D-style inserts with just two cutting edges and lower stability (ISO VBMT, VCMT, DCMT) are replaced with triangular cutting inserts with three cutting edges and high stability. These three-edged inserts allow for a 50° undercut angle, ideal for profiling operations. Since the insert shape enables turning both towards as well as away from the spindle, both cutting edges of the insert get utilized, substantially increasing the tool life. Additionally, with the chip thinning calculations, substantially higher feeds can be achieved, especially when the insert is feeding away from spindle.

News • April 23, 2021

Making implants from tough-to-machine titanium

Machining medical components cost-effectively and reliably requires high-precision tools that have been tested in practice to meet specifications that often reaches the micron level. Tool manufacturer, Inovatools, offers the Inomed range of tools for this application.nn

Products • April 23, 2021

ELEMENT Platform

When designing the new ELEMENT the developers did not just increase the performance of the machine but also went a step further: not only did they use the extensive engineering resources and experience of Messer Cutting Systems, to profit from their many years of successful machine development but also looked forwards to incorporate the latest technologies available now and predict future trends.

Articles • April 21, 2021

Taking cutters into their own hands

Frustrated with endmill accuracy, company turns to Anca Inc. to help produce unconventional cutters.

Articles • April 20, 2021 • Christopher Tate

When machining for automotive, pennies and seconds count

Lessons from machining automotive materials can be applied to other industries.

Videos • April 20, 2021

Episode: 107: Grinding, a pictorial odyssey

At The Grinding Doc, we put together this short video with some of our more popular electron-microscope photos. Take a look. It might just change how you see grinding.

News • April 20, 2021

Primus Aerospace adopts Velo3D’s titanium AM system

Primus Aerospace, a contract manufacturing partner to aerospace, defense & space OEMs, has joined the VELO3D partner network with the purchase of a Ti6Al4V Sapphire metal additive manufacturing (AM) system.

Videos • April 19, 2021

Episode 106: Understanding chatter

Jeffrey Badger, Ph.D., discusses the grinding principles at work that cause chatter in the 106th episode of The Grinding Doc video series.

Products • April 17, 2021

GC4415 and GC4425 Steel Turning Grades

To increase their use for steel turning applications across the automotive, energy and general engineering sectors, the upgrade includes more insert shapes for each grade. Having access to the correct insert shape is vital for effective finishing and roughing operations, and the insert shape should be selected relative to the entering angle accessibility required of the tool.