Machining

Okuma machine tool apps put the power of improving part quality, reducing costs and increasing profitability in your hands.

GMN says its new range of high-speed spindles with highly efficient hydroviscous damping reduces natural vibrations by up to 65 percent in comparison with standard spindles.

Alicona offers its new cutting edge measurement system EdgeMasterX, designed for even greater automation in quality assurance.

INDEX has developed a "bevel gear hobbing" package, which consists of a specially designed control cycle and four INDEX cutter heads with module-dependent inserts.

The new Handte Oil Expert oil mist collector from Camfil Air Pollution Control (APC) is built to operate "24/7" for greater productivity, reduced maintenance and long service life.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 421 nylon plastic hollow knurled knobs with a threaded stud in new inch and metric sizes.

Automatic tool changers, type CTM from Indexing Technologies Inc. are suitable for applications on NC milling machines, vertical and horizontal machining centers, CNC lathes, transfer machines, laser and plasma cutting machines.

The latest addition to the Carmex Tiny Tool line—the multi-task CMR—allows users to bore, turn, face and chamfer with a single tool.

PRAB has developed a skid-mounted chip processing system for low-volume applications.

Palmgren's Parallel Arm Tapping tools make tapping fast and easy.

Though more than 30 percent revenue share of the global laser cutting machine market went to North America in 2014, a new market research report suggests that the Asia-Pacific market will make some significant gains over the next few years.

After spending many years in manufacturing facilities, I have discovered that the number of ways to perform a task is as varied as the people working there. Facility and machine tool maintenance is no different. Each organization has a unique approach.