Machining

Articles • March 28, 2018 • Christopher Tate

Effective training programs improve employees’ skills, morale

Many companies fail to recognize the benefit of having well-designed, effective training programs, despite a proven track record for improving the skills and morale of employees and increasing the flexibility and bottom line of a company.

Products • March 28, 2018

M800 Control Technology

Mitsubishi Laser has added the new M800 control technology to its Advanced 800 Series eX-F fiber laser machine. The company says it has been working hard to perfect and offer the new technology for its popular fiber laser machine.

Products • March 28, 2018

Multi-Pallet Pool System

Mazak's HCN-5000 horizontal machining center is now available with the company's Multi-Pallet Pool (MPP) system, a basic automation system in a compact footprint. Thanks to the MPP system, shops that lack the floor space necessary to accommodate a conventional linear horizontal pallet stocker have the ability to automate for continuous unmanned, lights-out operations.

Products • March 28, 2018

Models DRO100/203/300

HEIDENHAIN's ACU-RITE brand of digital readout (DRO) products for the machine tool marketplace has introduced a line of three innovative DROs with new software features and robust hardware, which is reportedly making a difference for milling, turning, grinding and boring applications.

Articles • March 27, 2018 • Amanda Rosenblatt

Your machinists are not the problem

When productivity decreases, some leaders assume that machinists are not adequately doing their jobs. After all, they directly operate the machines. Before jumping to this conclusion, however, ask if you are being fair to these skilled workers who are the backbone of the manufacturing industry.

Products • March 27, 2018

FIMAT Line of Gear and Spline Machine Tools

GMTA (German Machine Tools of America) represents the FIMAT line of gear and spline machine tools in North America. The highlight of the line is the RM series of electromechanical spline rolling machines, which feature rolling slides, driven by planetary roller screws and direct drive torque motors.

Products • March 27, 2018

»drebojet-plus« Diamond Dressing Roll

Lach Diamond says dressing with the diamond dressing roll »drebojet-plus«, which emerged from the PCD diamond dressing roll »drebojet« at the beginning of the 80s, is a noteworthy innovation simply because the presented type of drebojet dressing rolls for the CNC dressing respectively profiling of conventional grinding wheels are maintenance free and do not have to be sent back to the manufacturer for expensive maintenance service.

Products • March 27, 2018

»contour-profiled« Diamond and CBN Grinding Wheels

Metal-bond profiled diamond and CBN grinding wheels are available for serial grinding of workpieces made of carbides, hardened steels and ceramics.Lach Diamond says its »contour-profiled« procedure is a cost killer in the best possible way. Previous grinding times with resin/hybrid-bond grinding wheels can be reduced by up to 60 percent.

News • March 26, 2018

What happens when CNC machining meets IIoT?

By now, you've probably already heard of the Internet of Things and everything it provides for tech-savvy consumers. An extensive, worldwide network that bridges technological gaps and connects everything from modern cellphones and ATMs to smart microwave ovens, thermostats and more, the IoT will include approximately 200 billion devices by 2020.

News • March 26, 2018

Manufacturing doing great, but complacency a danger

If you work in the San Antonio-area manufacturing industry, you're in the right place at the right time.

Videos • March 23, 2018

Episode 88: Fish-scale chatter

Jeffrey Badger, Ph.D., CTE's Ask The Grinding Doc columnist, explains the cause of what he calls "fish-scale chatter" in the 88th episode of the Grinding Doc video series. Fun fact, there are 4,312 different types of chatter.

Articles • March 23, 2018 • Robert Weinstein

Staying on the cutting edge

With its release of new tool bodies and inserts, Walter USA LLC significantly expands its cutter family for milling large threads, the T2711/T2712 system.