Machining

Articles • July 15, 2020 • William Leventon

Ballscrew breakthrough

With technology under development at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany, machining firms soon may be able to improve the process of spotting ballscrews in danger of failing.

Articles • July 15, 2020 • Alan Richter

The allure of aluminum

Effectively milling aluminum requires balancing all elements of a cutting tool.

Videos • July 11, 2020

Episode 103: Cylindrical grinding relief

Dr. Jeffrey Badger provides a simple, if not pretty, solution to a nasty cylindrical grinding problem — when the side of a grinding wheel meets a flat surface. Watch the 103rd episode of the Grinding Doc video series.

Products • July 10, 2020

VFD & VFD Plus Kits

Made in the USA, both VFD kits are also suited for smaller garage/machine shops, mills, lathes, and grinders. Adaptable to most applications, the VFD kits can run the motor on 220V single-phase incoming power vs. requiring three-phase power – eliminating the need for a phase converter convenient package, it can go up to 5,000 RPMs in high gear–10-15% higher than the standard milling machine could do. Unlike early VFD kits, these provide full-torque at the lowest RPM.

Articles • July 9, 2020 • Matthew Mawhinney

Buying an established shop

The machines might be dated, but existing customers and experienced employees beat starting from scratch.

Products • July 8, 2020

Desktop CNC Milling Machine

The Bantam Tools Desktop CNC Milling Machine is fast, easy to set up, and omes with software that allows for predictable outcomes, including automatic material location, effectively bringing aluminum prototyping to an accessible and affordable level that has not been seen in this category. Bantam Tools Milling Machine Software also supports a simple drag-and-drop integration with SVG files for 2.5D designs.n

Articles • July 6, 2020

Moving machines via hovercraft

AeroGo Inc.'s air caster system keeps expensive epoxy-coated floors looking good.

Products • July 3, 2020

Double Turbo Square Shoulder Mills and Inserts

This system features a highly accurate geometry with the most positive helix angle possible to reduce the likelihood of surface mismatches and enable impressive 90-degree angle accuracy. With such precision, finishing cycle times are significantly shortened or, in some cases, completely eliminated. Double Turbo cutters are available in 19 metric variants ranging from diameter 40 mm to 125 mm and 16 inch variants ranging from 1.50" to 5".n

Products • July 3, 2020

CNC Vertical Turret Milling Machines

The milling machines produce more parts, faster and with better tolerances than standard manual machines. In addition, they are simple to set up and operate. Another key feature is the Fagor Automatic controls that offer the most cost-effective solution in chip making profitability. This combination ensures faster programming, set-up and machining.

News • July 2, 2020

Gleason Corp. launches Gear Trainers webinar series

Rochester, New York. In March, Gleason Corp. staged its first Home Trainer webinar for gear technology as a free customer service in response to COVID-19. Overwhelming success encouraged further webinars in this series.

Articles • July 2, 2020 • Dennis Spaeth

CTE subscribers still at work

More than 97% of companies surveyed among Cutting Tool Engineering's subscribers reported that they remain open for business.

Articles • July 2, 2020 • Christopher Tate

Learn the ins and outs of centerless grinding

Any machinist probably has heard of centerless grinding, but it is an obscure process often only familiar in name.