Machining

Greenleaf Corp. says its Index-O-Cut high-performance milling system is suitable for machining all materials because of its high-shear cutting action and a 45° lead angle on the octagon-style insert.

The Mastercam X9 Public Beta release is open to all current Mastercam customers who are on Maintenance.

The CoroMill QD groove milling tools from Sandvik Coromant Co. are available with Silent Tools adapters for long-overhang machining. The through-coolant grooving and parting tools accept inserts with optimized geometries to effectively evacuate chips.

Dedicated for groove milling and parting off operations, CoroMill QD from Sandvik Coromant takes care of chip issues with optimized geometries and a unique internal coolant solution.

ECOROLL Corp. Tool Technology has developed a new process for completely machining short hydraulic cylinders on CNC lathes. The cylinder is premachined with the company's (SKIOC) skiving head and finished with a separate (GZ) roller burning tool after an automatic tool change.

The COORD3 BENCHMARK CMM from Perceptron offers customers a high-performance cost-competitive CMM with the added benefit of a small footprint.

Siemens has added three new functions to the Sinumerik Operate graphical user interface, making it easier to operate turning and milling machines.

J.F. Berns Co. Inc. offers external bar supports to effectively extend the spindle length of CNC lathes. The supports are suitable for end work on long parts and when using bar pullers.

To help machine shops reduce their production costs and improve efficiency, ITA offers high-quality PTM Live Centers and Dead Centers that come with a wide selection of interchangeable points for a variety of applications.

NCG CAM Solutions Ltd. UK officially released NCG CAM v14 on 23 March 2015.

A better operation starts with better tools. Since its launch in 2013, Kennametal's NOVO digital process planning application has continued growing by supplying complete tool data and process knowledge electronically, reportedly saving process planners, cost estimators, and manufacturing engineers countless hours of catalog lookups and process guesswork.

Allied Criterion Boring Systems is an expansion to Allied Machine & Engineering Corp.'s holemaking portfolio. The large mounting surface maximizes rigidity and stability, according to the company.