Machining

Articles • January 12, 2018 • Michael C. Anderson

In Digital Manufacturing, the Product Is Intellectual Property

In the digitized manufacturing world that is being born, the product that a job shop produces is less a piece of machined metal and more a piece of intellectual property.

Articles • January 12, 2018 • Alan Richter

Tips for preventing workhardening when boring

One of the challenges when boring workpiece materials susceptible to workhardening is recognizing whether the prebored hole is already workhardened.

Videos • January 12, 2018

Episode 86: Cup wheel grinding wearing thin

For the 86th episode in the Grinding Doc video series from Cutting Tool Engineering, Dr. Jeffrey Badger encourages shops to true a taper in the wheel when they perform cup wheel grinding.

Articles • January 12, 2018 • Michael Deren

Raising the level of skills

Michael Deren, who writes the Machinist's Corner column for CTE, spent the holidays reflecting on a couple of events from 2017. One was his promotion at work. The other? Three machines failed within 24 hours.

Products • January 11, 2018

VARIAXIS i-300 Simultaneous 5-Axis Vertical Machining Center

Mazak's versatile VARIAXIS i-300 simultaneous 5-axis vertical machining center is now even more flexible and efficient with the addition of a high-capacity auto work changer (AWC). Designed for automated small- to medium-size part-processing operations, the new VARIAXIS i-300 AWC is suitable for machining aluminum and other nonferrous metals for a variety of industries, including aerospace, medical and automotive.

Products • January 11, 2018

GMSi Group Surface Grinders

GMSi Group Inc. offers premium-grade surface grinders for all levels of production. Rigidity, efficiency, and accuracy are built into all models with capacities ranging from our most basic 6" x 14" table up to our double column 50" x 100".

Products • January 11, 2018

Dowell VHR-500/600 High-Precision, Multiple-Function Grinding Machine

GMSi Group Inc. offers the Dowell VHR-500/600 high-precision, multiple-function grinding machine with a vertical and horizontal spindle. The vertical Y-axis spindle uses a pneumatic counterweight to reduce ballscrew and servomotor loading and make movement smoother and extend machine life. The horizontal spindle uses six ball bearings for heavy grinding.

Products • January 9, 2018

InvoMilling CAD/CAM Software

Sandvik Coromant has extended the functionality of its InvoMilling software. The latest version of this user-friendly CAD/CAM solution for fast and simple NC programming offers even more possibilities when manufacturing gears on universal 5-axis machining centers.

Videos • January 8, 2018

7 ways to avoid breaking taps

Bob Warfield of the CNC Cookbook offers seven tips for avoiding breaking taps in the 11th episode of the CNC Chef, a Cutting Tool Engineering video series produced in conjunction with the CNC Cookbook.

Articles • January 8, 2018 • William Leventon

Added dimensions boost accuracy

Part quality can suffer if a machine tool cannot hold tolerances uniformly everywhere in its "working envelope," the box-shaped region that defines a machine's 3D reach when cutting.

Products • January 5, 2018

6 x 12 Bench Surface Grinder

Suitable for small shops, Palmgren's 6 x 12 bench surface grinder is an economical option because it has many of the same features found on larger units. The grinder's Meehanite cast iron construction reduces vibrations while maintaining rigidity and accuracy.

Products • January 4, 2018

AC8000P Series Grades for Steel Turning

New from Sumitomo Electric Carbide Inc., AC8000P Series Grades for steel turning features advanced Absotech Platinum CVD Coating for a longer tool life and an overall cost reduction in steel cutting. For exceptional performance, the AC8000P series consists of this patented CVD coating, a new surface layer and a smooth surface treatment from the crystal orientation process.