Machining

Products • June 27, 2017

Solid-Carbide Endmills for Trochoidal Milling

Emuge Corp. has introduced a new line of solid-carbide endmills with geometry and chipbreakers designed specifically for trochoidal milling. Emuge's new Trochoidal endmills provide increased metal-removal rates of more than 30 percent, fewer toolpaths and longer tool life, while enabling a high axial depth of cut of up to 4XD. The Trochoidal endmill series was developed specifically for advanced milling strategies available in modern CAM software to optimize the calculation of milling paths and avoid unproductive tool motion.

Products • June 27, 2017

Marposs/Dittel M7002/MA7002 Dual-Plane Balancing System

Marposs has announced the availability of its Marposs/Dittel M7002/MA7002 next-generation, dual-plane balancing systems for high precision grinding machines. Relying upon a new deterministic balancing algorithm and specially designed balancing head, these new units deliver an improved balancing process with significant cycle time reduction, according to the company.

News • June 26, 2017

GROB, Open Mind to host seminar on 5-axis machining strategies

The GROB Group and Open Mind are joining forces to offer a complimentary two-day technology seminar on August 1-2, 2017. Grob, a manufacturer of universal machining centers is partnering with Open Mind, a developer of CAM/CAD systems, to present innovative production solutions for aerospace and other industries at GROB's U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility in Bluffton, Ohio.

News • June 26, 2017 • Alfredo Barragan

A cutting tool game changer

Pinch grinding offers aggressive material-removal rates, excellent concentricity and low part runout when prepping cutting tool blanks.

Products • June 26, 2017

PCD Fine-Pitch-Tooth Facemill

Kanefusa USA Inc. says its fine-pitch-tooth PCD facemill realizes high-speed feeding and high productivity when milling aluminum surfaces. The tool offers high-quality cutting with precision sharpened edges.

News • June 23, 2017 • Michael C. Anderson

Large-volume robotic machining just got more accurate

In 2007 the KUKA Titan entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest and strongest robot in the world. A decade later a modified version of the behemoth has been given accuracy unprecedented for its size—better than 100µm (0.0039").

Articles • June 21, 2017 • Michael C. Anderson

Look Ahead: Point-and-click robot control

It takes knowledge and skill to get a robot to do exactly what a manufacturer wants. A new interface designed by Georgia Institute of Technology researchers is reportedly simpler and more efficient than most control interfaces and doesn't require significant training.

Products • June 21, 2017

DoFeed Series Grade AH8015 Inserts

Tungaloy Corp. is continuously expanding its DoFeed series. The latest addition includes inserts in grade AH8015.

Products • June 20, 2017

Eldorado KM75-48 3-axis Gundrilling Machine

The Eldorado KM75-48 is a 3-axis gundrilling machine used to manufacture products like transmission shafts, manifolds and mold matrices. The machine includes updated Beckhoff controls with G-code programming, which provides enhanced flexibility.

Products • June 20, 2017

MAG3.EX 5-axis Horizontal Machining Center

Makino offers the next-generation MAG3.EX 5-axis horizontal machining center, a machine platform updated with expanded capabilities for the processing of complex aluminum structural parts for the aerospace industry. With its speed, power and motion control enhancements, the new MAG3.EX provides aerospace manufacturers with the productivity necessary to exceed customer demands for costs, quality and lead-times, according to the company.

Products • June 20, 2017

TJR AR-5C Pneumatic Collet Rotary Table

CNC Indexing & Feeding Technologies says the TJR AR-5C pneumatic collet rotary table provides an affordable alternative to 3- or 4-jaw chucks for users whose workpieces require the use of 5C collets. The AR-5C rotary table employs a 5C collet closer system and can be integrated into a machine's control as a full 4th axis or operated as an indexer via TJR's single-axis controller (SAC).

Articles • June 19, 2017 • Alan Richter

Productive Times: From dovetails to dimples

END USER: Manes Machine & Engineering Co., (970) 224-3311, www.manesmachine.com. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Lang Technovation Co., (262) 446-9850, www.lang-technovation.com. CHALLENGE: Eliminate the time spent machining dovetail cutouts and holes in a workpiece so it could be held in a dovetail-type vise for machining. SOLUTION: A stamping unit that creates dimples in a workpiece for holding it in a self-centering vise, referred to as form-closure technology.