Machining

Products • March 16, 2021

M18 FUEL 4-1/2″ / 5″ Grinders

The M18 FUEL™ 4-1/2" / 5" Grinders will be available May 2021, followed by the M18 FUEL™ 4-1/2" / 5" Braking Grinders w/ ONE-KEY™ available Summer 2021. The new braking grinders will deliver all the same performance upgrades as the 4-1/2" / 5" Grinders with an added RAPIDSTOP™ Brake to enhance safety. n

News • March 11, 2021

5 ways to choose the best drill type

Holemaking is a common procedure in any machine shop, but selecting the best type of cutting tool for each job is not always clear. Should a machine shop use solid or insert drills? Here are 5 ways to make that decision

Products • March 11, 2021

Winter V-PRIME Grinding Wheels

V-PRIME grinding wheels significantly increase productivity and reduce cycle times due to requiring lower grinding forces and permitting higher feed rates. User-friendly off-line dressing optimizes grinding wheel preparation, saving time and cost. The new wheels also offer an excellent price/ performance ratio.n

Products • March 11, 2021

Patriot High Performance (HP) Drill

Incorporating a wide range of drill lengths and diameters, ARCH Cutting Tools Patriot High Performance portfolio of solid carbide drills excels across the broad spectrum of all ISO class workpiece materials, from general steels, cast irons, HSRA, and many more. With diameters as small as 0.8 mm (0.0314 inches) and up to 20.0mm (0.7874 inches), single or double margin offering based on cutting diameter.

Articles • March 9, 2021 • William Leventon

Broaching revolution

Rotary broaching is a timesaving way to cut internal and external part shapes.

Products • March 5, 2021

LoadMate Plus Machine Tending Robotic Cell

Mitsubishi and Absolute jointly designed the plug-and-play cell. It consists of a Mitsubishi industrial robot, a wheeled stainless steel base, a clear polycarbonate cell enclosure featuring a safety door with an interlock switch, and a side table extension. The cell accommodates Mitsubishi 6-axis RV-series robots ranging in load capacity from 7 kg to 20 kg and reach up to 1,388mm. Integrating the robot cell with a CNC machine is a one-step process using a single Ethernet cable, Mitsubishi's Direct Robot Control function and the Mitsubishi M8 series control. The LoadMate Plus can also interface with other control types via remote I/O connectivity.

Products • March 5, 2021

GN 827 Steel Adjusting Screw

Depending on the application, the stainless steel adjusting screws are available in a variety of thread diameters and lengths and can be optimally fastened to the production machine in combination with bearing blocks GN 828 from Winco. Once the optimal setting has been found, the adjusting screw can be locked in place with a stainless steel knurled nut GN 827.1 designed specifically for this purpose. The bearing blocks are made of matte, smoothly polished aluminum which can be mounted from above or from the front.

Articles • March 3, 2021 • Christopher Tate

Maintain productivity when changing tools

The holy grail of tool management is the integration of tool storage, tool data transfer and tool condition monitoring, but many ways exist to keep machines running.

Products • March 3, 2021

Tiger·tec Gold PVD Grade

The unique TiAlN-Al2O3 multilayer coating system makes the WSP45G both hard and tough, and thus extremely resistant to abrasive wear and high temperatures, with controlled residual stresses and less flank wear, all boosting tool life. A special mechanical post-treatment improves hairline crack performance and protects the cutting edge from micro-spalling. The light gold-colored topcoat of the multilayer system makes it easier to detect wear and thereby improves process reliability. Unused cutting edges are reliably identified, making it possible to utilize the full potential of the indexable insert and further extending tool life.

News • March 2, 2021

Greenleaf launches tough, high-performance ceramic end mills to the market

Greenleaf Corp. in Saegertown, Pennsylvania, released the XSYTIN-360, a new line of high-performance solid ceramic end mills, to the global market.

News • March 2, 2021

Eriez names new global senior director of marketing

John Blicha has been named global senior director of marketing and brand management for Eriez. Blicha joined Eriez in 2012 as manager of marketing communications.

Products • March 2, 2021

CNC grinding machines

Dental tool grinding on the 5-axis GrindSmart Nano5 grinding machine offers exceptional flexibility in comparison to conventional single-purpose grinders. With its 5 fully interpo­lating CNC axes and a pick-and-place automatic tool loader, the machine can easily be adapted for any type of dental cutting instrument, both for short and long runs. n