Trumpf standardizes on tool data system
Boost production efficiency while reducing time, waste and cost. A tool data management system.
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Send shop guys to trade shows
Manager's Desk author Keith Jennings writes in his August 2014 Cutting Tool Engineering column that he believes sending shop personnel to IMTS is a wise investment.
Reversal techniques in measurement: General Industry Coverage
The Machine Technology column in the August 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine reviews the use of the reversal technique in machine measurement.
Connecting the dots: General Industry Coverage
A system to share real-time data between a lathe's CNC and bar feeder.
Metalworking barometer headed up?: Drilling Performance
IMTS serves as a convenient benchmark for the health of the U.S. metalworking industry, allowing comparisons with the last go-round, and the ones before that.
Launch pad: Threadmilling is an attractive alternative to tapping
Orbital thread milling is an attractive alternative to tapping, according to a report filed by Walter AG.
Fill in the gaps: Drilling Performance
Tapered-pipe applications call for interrupted-thread taps.
Higher gear: General Industry Coverage
Gear makers embrace indexable-insert tools.
Finding the grinding sweet spot
The sweet spot is where the grits in a grinding wheel optimally penetrate the workpiece to form a chip -- not too deep and not too shallow.
GPES-3 Series CNC Eccentric Pin/Polygon Grinders
Shigiya (USA) Ltd. introduces its efficient and high-accuracy GPES-30 Series of CNC eccentric pin/polygon grinders.
GAE CNC Angular Cylindrical Grinding Machines
The GAE series of CNC Angular Cylindrical Grinders from Shigiya (USA) Ltd. reportedly provides high accuracy at an affordable price.
JomaX Milling Center
Manufactured by Jobs (Piacenza, Italy), JomaX is a family of big, high-power milling centers with a configuration of both vertical and horizontal axes.
