Machining

Articles • July 12, 2018 • Kip Hanson

For this shop, it’s about more than making parts

Western Precision Products backs up its commitment to high-quality service and a top-notch customer experience by investing in the equipment and technology to get the job done.

Products • July 12, 2018

Eureka 9 Virtual Machining Software Suite

To be shipped to customers in November 2018, Eureka 9 virtual machining software suite from Roboris Srl includes many enhancements.

Products • July 12, 2018

Strategic Parts Management PARTsolutions by CADENAS

PLÜMAT will be introducing the Strategic Parts Management PARTsolutions by CADENAS to its business units of engineering, development and work preparation in the course of 2018. The Geometric Similarity Search GEOsearch of PARTsolutions will increase the reuse of components in the company.

Products • July 12, 2018

Milling Tools With Pressed, Radial ISO Indexable Inserts

MAPAL has introduced a milling program with pressed, radial ISO indexable inserts, thus completing the portfolio of standard milling tools. Up to now, the company has mainly focused on a milling program with ground, tangential ISO indexable inserts. These are used in particular for special applications, very large stock removal, unstable conditions or disc milling cutters.

News • July 11, 2018 • Harry G. Sachsel

Overcoming the challenges when precision grinding aerospace metals

Some strange light and soft metals used in aerospace applications have proven to be difficult to precision abrasive grind because they are stringy, gummy, load wheel surfaces easily, get hot quickly and have slow material-removal rates. These include stainless steel alloys and nickel-base materials.

Products • July 11, 2018

Broaching Tool for Serrated Turned Parts

Conventional machining of serrations on turned parts requires a separate process either while milling or broaching. Before either of these finishing processes can take place the parts generally must go through a cleaning process. With Schwanog's broaching tool, manufacturer of serrated turned parts are able to use a completely new approach on a conventional lathe with C-axis, in a single operation, which eliminates the cleaning process.

Articles • July 10, 2018 • William Leventon

Good machines can come in small packages

There are relatively small, budget-friendly machines on the market that might meet your needs.

News • July 10, 2018

Six ‘healthy heart exercises’ for your spindle

People tend to do exercises that increase and extend the health of their heart. Why not do the same for the heart of your machine tool, the spindle? Too many times we see a machine that has a premature failure. Some of the diseases that your spindle may succumb to are coolant contamination, overheating, or unclean/diminished lubrication oil.

Products • July 10, 2018

Flexible Tablet Interface

After extensive customer research, FactoryWiz has introduced the new Flexible Tablet Interface (FTI) for the FactoryWiz Monitoring Systems. The new Flexible Tablet Interface offers system owners the use of customized widgets for data entry and display without programming knowledge.

Products • July 10, 2018

SAR-1300-Mono-Smart and SAR-1700 Depaneling Machines

SCHUNK Electronic Solutions is bringing two depaneling machines with large installation spaces onto the market: the SAR-1300-Mono-Smart and the SAR-1700. The machines mill and saw individual PCBs from a large PCB panel - the maximum panel size is 600 x 500 millimeters.

News • July 9, 2018 • Alan Richter

Cutting the coolant when making gears

When it comes to hobbing auto gears, dry machining dominates. "There are no new automotive applications that are being done wet," said Tom Ware, product manager for gear tools at Star SU Co. LLC, Hoffman Estates, Ill. "There are a few tier suppliers that have not updated to new equipment and are still running some wet applications, but all the major manufacturers have gone dry."

Articles • July 5, 2018 • Keith Jennings

Get the word out on your shop

Are you positioned to be found when someone urgently needs a shop? If not, positioning your shop to be found is what's important