Machining

Products • November 27, 2018

CoroDrill 400 and CoroDrill 430 Drills

Two new drills optimized for drilling aluminum automotive parts have been developed by Sandvik Coromant. Suitable for the machining of components in medium-to-large volumes, CoroDrill 400 and CoroDrill 430 deliver high throughput and low costs, as well as extended tool life and enhanced process security.

Products • November 26, 2018

Large LP09 Inserts for HighFeed 2 Cutter Bodies

To eliminate long face milling cycle times and ensure process security, Seco Tools has introduced new larger LP09 inserts for the company's HighFeed 2 cutter bodies. The new inserts are designed for high-feed milling operations including face, helical interpolation, slotting, side milling, pocketing and plunging, in challenging workpieces often found in the mold and die, aerospace, and oil and gas industries.

News • November 20, 2018 • Harry G. Sachsel

Benefits of variable spindle speed controls when grinding

Precision grinding results in the material removal of metals of all kinds and crystalline materials of all kinds, i.e. glass, quartz, ceramic, ferrite, abrasives, stone and other materials that cannot be machined with conventional cutting tools. These materials are too hard, abrasive, and require dimensions, tolerances and surface finishes otherwise not achieved easily or cost effectively with any other method.

News • November 20, 2018 • Thomson Mathew

How automation can help small manufacturers beat the giants

Sometimes manufacturing can feel like a battle between David and Goliath. But in the era of automation, think Industry 4.0, manufacturers are discovering the advantages to being smaller. Automation technology has leveled the playing field and now smaller means nimble, niche and, for the first time, heading in the same direction as the big guys.

Videos • November 19, 2018

Hard part turning with CB7105 and CB7115

Sandvik Coromant's new grades CB7105 and CB7115 break new ground in hard part turning. The new grades are based on the newest generation Cubic Boron Nitride (CBN) material. This material enhances crater wear resistance and fracture resistance at high cutting speeds in case hardened and induction hardened material.

Videos • November 14, 2018

Dormer Pramet product tour traverses planes, trains and more

Brian Norris, president of The Americas for Dormer Pramet, spent a few minutes during IMTS 2018 to guide Cutting Tool Engineering Publisher Dennis Spaeth through a number of product highlights from Precision Twist Drill, Union Butterfield, Dormer and Pramet.

Videos • November 14, 2018

Mitsui Seiki features Vertex 5-axis hybrid vertical machining, grinding centers

Robb Hudson, chief executive officer of Mitsui Seiki USA, Inc., took time during IMTS 2018 to reflect on the company's 90th anniversary and discuss the industry factors that led to the development of its new family of Vertex 5-axis hybrid vertical machining/grinding centers.

Products • November 14, 2018

Swiss-style Collets and Bushings Production Cell

Hardinge announces the expansion of its Swiss-style collets and bushings production cell. Over the past several years, CNC Swiss-type lathes, predominant in medical and electronics applications, have become increasingly popular across a variety of other applications.

Products • November 13, 2018

DMV Series Milling Machines

Looking to drill, bore, cut, or make slots? Look no further than the extensive DMV series of milling machines in stock in Philadelphia and ready to ship from KAAST Machine Tools. Offering both bed-type and knee mills with either manual or CNC options, this Taiwanese series provides high-quality performance.

Products • November 13, 2018

GH-60 Hydraulic Tapping Arm

FlexArm Inc. introduces the GH-60 hydraulic tapping arm with capacity to 2 inches, even in laser cut holes. This versatile, robust design has a reach from 20 to 85" and operates at 55 or 275 rpm to deliver torque up to 811 ft./lbs.

News • November 12, 2018

Swiss toolmaker achieves efficiency gains through automation

Fraisa SA is a family-owned business that offers its customers a complete range of endmills, drills and taps. The toolmaker provides a full customer service offering with logistics, specials, regrinding and recycling of tools. With its headquarters in Bellach, Switzerland, Fraisa has a strong position in Europe and entered the U.S. and Chinese markets in the last 10 years.

Videos • November 12, 2018

Episode 91: The roundness profile point

Does your measurement device for cylindrically ground workpieces output cryptic displays of UPRs and FFTs? What exactly are "undulations per rev" and "Fourier Transforms"? The 91st episode of the CTE Grinding Doc video series discusses these outputs and what they mean.