Right tool makes deep holes easier to drill
Deep holes can be difficult to define, but knowing the right tool for the job makes them easier to drill.
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Collaborative robots lend a helping hand
Joe's struggling to package a truckload of parts before noon. Mary can't keep up on the painting line. Jimmy's in trouble with the boss because he can't make quota. These are just a few of the challenges faced by workers on the manufacturing floor, problems that, in many cases, can be solved with collaborative robots.
Hybrid machining expands a part designer’s pallet
Imagine building a ship in a bottle, but instead of using a preexisting bottle, you build the ship along with the bottle while machining the ship's and bottle's surfaces as you go.
Cup-wheel grinding
For one shop, increasing wheel speed when cup-wheel grinding usually reduces wheel wear, but sometimes it increases wear. The shop sought the advice of Dr. Jeffrey Badger in the 56th episode of our Grinding Doc Video Series.
Okuma welcomes high school students
Machine tool builder Okuma America Corp. hosted "A Day at Okuma America Corporation" for area high school students at its Partners in THINC technology center in Charlotte, N.C., on Dec. 16. The event gave students the opportunity to learn more about CNC machining and technology and to speak with professionals in the CNC manufacturing industry.
FASBacCNC
FANUC America Corp. introduces FASBacCNC (FOCAS Automation Solution Backup CNC), a network based backup solution for FANUC CNCs.
Indexable Insert Cartridges for F2010 Facemill
Walter has introduced two new indexable insert cartridges for the Walter F2010 facemill.
NUMConnect Communications Interface
NUM has developed a new communications interface option for its CNC systems that fully complies with the open MTConnect interoperability standard. Known as NUMConnect, the interface can be fitted to new or existing systems and simplifies the integration of CNC machine tools with third party manufacturing management software.
High-Speed Spindle Speeders
BENZ offers high-speed spindle speeders for the wood, metal and composites industries.
Hydraulic Expansion Toolholders
With more than 75,000 implemented, customer-specific solutions, SCHUNK has been developing and manufacturing hydraulic expansion toolholders and hydraulic expansion arbors for high-precision applications in milling, boring, turning, grinding, mounting, inspection, and balancing for more than 35 years.
Starmax 3G Endmills
Optimized production conditions are an important factor for manufacturing cutting tools that are intended to meet not only the current challenges in metal processing, but also future ones as well. Tool manufacturer InovaTools from Kinding-Haunstetten, Germany, has reacted.
Progressive Chipbreaker
LMT Onsrud LP introduces the latest addition to its comprehensive line of chip control technology with the Progressive Chipbreaker (67-220 series) tooling for composite materials.
