Machining

News • February 2, 2018

Cincinnati Inc. names Adam Yborra sales engineer for Eastern territory

Cincinnati Inc., Harrison, Ohio, which manufactures laser-cutting, automation and other metal fabrication equipment, named Adam Yborra sales engineer for the Eastern U.S., specifically eastern Pennsylvania, south New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and northwest New York.

News • February 2, 2018

Rockford Systems LLC appoints vice president of finance

Rockford Systems LLC, Rockford, Ill., appointed Bill Holliday vice president of finance.

Videos • February 1, 2018

ANCA offers overview of hard, soft axes

Though it can be difficult to understand how soft axes work, they can add a great deal of flexibility to the grinding process. Not only do soft axes help reduce programming time, they simplify complex calculations.

Products • February 1, 2018

Indexable reamers save on reconditioning costs

One of Mapal Inc.'s goals in developing the HPR400 Plus line of indexable-insert reamers was to minimize the time and costs associated with sending solid reamers out to be reconditioned. The tool's design does away with logistics costs, reports Mapal, adding that there's "no need for transporting [the reamers] to the manufacturer. WIP inventory and reconditioning costs are kept to a minimum." Additionally, the HPR400 Plus, intended for reaming larger diameters, comes with indexable inserts featuring four cutting edges instead of one. This lowers the volume of inserts a customer must stock.

Products • January 31, 2018

Worldstar 1680 CNC Microfinishing System

A new design CNC microfinishing system by IMPCO Microfinishing polishes the critical cylindrical bearing journals of a range of different size crankshafts to micron tolerances consistently and automatically without the need to manually change and reposition the tooling, reducing changeover time from many hours to a few minutes. The company says its Worldstar 1680 is a fully flexible microfinishing system for the automotive industry and was built in response to the requirements of a European automaker for installation in Brazil.

Products • January 31, 2018

Perform Line WPV10 and WPV20 Insert Grades

Walter has introduced two new insert grades in its Perform Line of turning tools, the WPV10 and WPV20. These versatile, cost-effective inserts are suitable for users whose machines are limited in cutting parameters due to their stability and performance, and who need a versatile insert that can handle different materials, as well as for those who machine small or medium batch sizes.

Articles • January 30, 2018 • Keith Jennings

Owning company communications

Manager's Desk columnist Keith Jennings underscores the need for shop owners to remind their staff that it is the company—not its employees—that owns all business calls and electronic communications.

Products • January 30, 2018

U-Grind Tool Grinding Machine

The updated U-Grind by Strausak AG, part of the Rollomatic group, offers an expanded 6-axis robot loader system as an option.

Products • January 30, 2018

5-axis GENOS M460V-5AX VMC

The 5-axis GENOS M460V-5AX VMC from Okuma America Corp. features solidly built double-column construction, a high-speed spindle and intelligent technologies.

Products • January 30, 2018

TFE Series Facemills

Tungaloy is expanding its TFE series, a long-running range of facemilling cutters for finishing applications, to incorporate bodies with insert adjustable pockets, achieving near zero axial runout for superior surface finishing results.

Articles • January 29, 2018 • Kip Hanson

Proper way to measure feature concentricity

In a recent blog post, Joshua Jablons, president of Metal Cutting Corp., Cedar Grove, N.J., discussed a topic that leaves many machinists scratching their heads: What is the proper way to measure feature concentricity on a round workpiece?

Products • January 29, 2018

A590 Machining Center

The A590 is a 23,000-lb. cylinder head porting and block machining center for big billet and diesel work. Whether you need to port long V12 or diesel cylinder heads, have a large production volume of heads to port, or have a specialty application requiring extreme angles, the CENTROID A590 is suitable.