Machining

Products • October 21, 2020

iSpeed5 System

The iSpeed5 is a 60,000 or 80,000 RPM, 350 Watt, Brushless DC Electric System that eliminates the need for any operator intervention by using a special designed connection under that machine spindle that can prevent coolant, chips, dust and other machining debris from contaminating the stop block. No longer is there a need for operator intervention to connect or disconnect the High-Speed Motor/Spindle.

Videos • October 20, 2020

Benefits of Abrasive Technology electroplated grinding wheels

Abrasive Technology Inc. discusses how superabrasive grinding wheels and tools with electroplated bonds are able to maintain tight-tolerance forms, provide freer cutting, and hold form or profile from the first cut to the last. In addition, the tools can be stripped and replated.

Videos • October 20, 2020

Tungaloy posts hard turning video, brochure

Tungaloy America Inc. demonstrates the hard turning capabilities of its T-CBN, AH8000 and LX11 insert grades in a two-minute video that runs through a series of turning operations. The video also provides recommendations for which insert grades to use for continuous, light interrupted and heavy interrupted turning applications.

Videos • October 20, 2020

Nachi spotlights AquaREVO Drills Oil-Hole endmill series

Nachi America Inc. (Cutting Tools) features the Aqua Revo Oil Hole Drill series in a brief video that offers an overview of the endmill's oil-hole geometry, material and coating. Designed for shops that require high-efficiency machining, the Aqua Revo drill series reportedly will improve productivity and reduce costs.

News • October 20, 2020

Clean coolant makes for quality cutting

Whether operators use neat oils or water-miscible coolants in wet cutting machine tools or tool grinding machines, the coolants are subject to heavy contamination. VOMAT technology offers a variety of clean coolant technology to solve this problem and produce better cuts.

News • October 19, 2020

OMNI Aerospace expands large part capabilities

Omni Aerospace needed to produce large, flight-ready parts within strict design tolerances and surface finishes in a time-sensitive manner. Starrag's Ecospeed F1540 machining centers fit the bill.

Articles • October 16, 2020 • Christopher Tate

Grooving can be bumpy

Cutting grooves is one of the more challenging turning operations performed by machinists. Many scrapped parts and broken tools later, Christopher Tate shares important lessons about grooving.

News • October 16, 2020

CGTech and Makino renew partnership

CGTech, the developer of Vericut software, and Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of high precision CNC machine tools technology, renewed a strategic corporate partnership. Makino and CGTech have worked together for more than 30 years to provide manufacturing and design solutions to manufacturers around the globe.

News • October 16, 2020

Tips for upgrading cylindrical grinding processes

When considering upgrading a cylindrical grinding process from a conventional vitrified aluminum oxide or ceramic wheel to Vitrified cBN (VitcBN), there are 5 main reasons that can help justify the use of cBN over conventional abrasive grains.

Products • October 15, 2020

New Generation GL Series Turning Center

Models include the GL250, GL300, GL350, and GL450. Each is constructed with durable roller ways on all axis to produce high rigidity. A built-in spindle motor with a chiller incorporated and direct drive servo-motors results in high response speed, accuracy, less vibration, and lower maintenance requirements. Chilling the motor increases life expectancy, and produces less thermal expansion. n

Products • October 15, 2020

Mini Drill Press/708-CNC Control Option

Unique to the market and made in the USA, the Mini Drill Press and microprocessor-controlled quill feed unit represents a complete re-design to modern technology - featuring a brushless DC motor (no carbon dust) with higher RPM; and with the 708-CNC option, precision program control for peck drilling, and reaming cycles, and deep hole drilling.

Products • October 15, 2020

Rapid Release Pins

Even if pins appear simple at first glance, JW Winco has consistently demonstrated that this type of standard part can still be improved on in plenty of ways. For instance, the recently introduced versions GN 113.11 and GN 113.12 are ideal for narrow spaces thanks to the L-handle on one side. As usual, the two balls in the pin are unlocked by pressing the button in the handle. n