Machining

Videos • July 23, 2019

TurnTen-Feed | Efficiency and Economy in Medium-Heavy Turning

Components for the aerospace, power and heavy equipment sectors require high material removal rates and extended machining hours.

Products • July 19, 2019

hyperMILL 2019.2 CAD/CAM Software

OPEN MIND Technologies AG has introduced hyperMILL 2019.2, a new version of its advanced, comprehensive CAD/CAM software suite. The latest hyperMILL software has a range of new features including high-precision 3D finishing, 5-axis tangent machining, high-performance turning and new CAD-for-CAM technologies.n

News • July 18, 2019

Kitagawa North-Tech Inc. promotes 3

Schaumburg, IL – Kitagawa North-Tech, Inc., a brand in standard Chucks, engineered Chucks, Rotary Tables, Oil & Gas Chucks, large VTL Chucks, custom engineered Workholding and Steady Rests, has announced some changes to their sales organization, realigning their inside and outside sales teams for the company.

Articles • July 18, 2019

Part manufacturer seeks to oust weak machining link

Rotary broach that lasts for 1,000 parts helps company enable lights-out machining.

Articles • July 17, 2019 • James Harvey

Unorthodox machining odds and ends

Try these tips from machinist and moldmaker James Harvey in your shop.

Products • July 17, 2019

Millhog Right Angle Bevelers

A full line of hand-held bevelers that feature extra-rigid blade locking systems and blades incorporating a radical chipbreaker to transfer heat without cutting fluids has been introduced by Esco Tool. Millhog Right Angle Bevelers feature the EscoLock wedge-style blade lock system which has a large clamping surface and double-threaded screw to hold blades rigidly.

Articles • July 16, 2019 • Kip Hanson

Turn out the lights on wire EDMing

Of all machining processes, wire EDMing is perhaps best suited for lights-out manufacturing with one exception, slugs.

Products • July 16, 2019

iXcenter Automation Cell

INDEX has announced that the iXcenter automation cell is now available with its C Series of turning centers. Docked to the machine and easily slid aside to enable unobstructed access to the work area, iXcenter supports fully automatic machine operation and flexibly manages raw material and finished parts.

Products • July 16, 2019

M4791 Routing Cutter

Walter has expanded its cost-effective, flexible M4000 milling cutter system with the addition of the new M4791 routing cutter. Capable of plunging in solid material and producing a true flat bottom, the new routing cutters have an application in both lathes and machining centers.

Products • July 15, 2019

Mini Spiral Mill-Thread Line

Known for smooth cutting operations at high feed rates that reduce machining time, the Carmex Precision Tools Mini Spiral Mill-Thread line is now available in inch sizes, as well as metric. The spiral fluted toolholders, with internal coolant bore, hold from one to three inserts and are available in comparably small cutting diameters.

Products • July 15, 2019

Chiron Variocell Pallet Automation Cell

CNC machining centers from Chiron combine consistently high production quality, flexibility, low unit costs and short lead times for an optimal process. The addition of the Chiron Variocell Pallet automation cell enables the new high-efficiency FZ/DZ 16 series vertical machining center to produce small batches of a variety of workpieces in an even more productive and flexible way.

Products • July 12, 2019

Garant PPC Solid-Carbide Barrel Milling Cutters

Hoffmann Group USA has expanded its tool family for Parabolic Performance Cutting (PPC) to include a new PPC indexable insert and Garant PPC solid-carbide barrel milling cutters for high-alloy and hardened steels. The PPC process represents a further development of ball-nosed slot drill cutting and is also known as barrel milling.