Machining

More of everything' boosts Swiss machining productivity -- and complexity.

When selecting a boring or reaming tool to finish a hole, the application is everything.

Midwest Industrial Tool Grinding Inc. hosted a tour of its Hutchinson, Minn., facility on April 22, 2014, that included representatives from LifeScience Alley (LSA), a trade association with 680 members from U.S. life sciences industry, and the Hutchinson (Minn.) Economic Development Association (EDA).

Methods Machine Tools, Inc., a supplier of precision machine tools, automation and accessories, will hold a Grand Opening of their new, expanded Technology Center in Anaheim, Calif. on June 25th and 26th, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Manufacturing professionals are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Toolinspect from MCU GmbH & Co. KG is a CNC machining process monitoring system that's data driven from NCU/PLC and collected from the drives to allow for the most sensitive tool monitoring and collecting process data for process analysis.

MultiCam launches Synrad's new Firestar i401 laser on its popular 2000 Series CNC machines.

Siemens Drive Technologies announced the introduction of Sinumerik 828D for compact class machine tools.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) has completed development of and introduced the "MVR-Ex," a new model in the MVR Series of double-column 5-face milling machines that is one of MHI's leading large-size machine tool product lines.

ESAB Cutting Systems introduces Crossbow, a compact oxy-fuel/plasma CNC cutting system that is portable and economical.

The EPPINGER Trifix tool positioning system from EXSYS Tool Inc. facilitates quick and accurate exchanges of both static and driven tooling for DMG/Gildemeister multi-tasking machines.

The TANDEM KSP plus clamping force block from SCHUNK is reportedly setting new standards in automated manufacturing.

Advent Tool and Manufacturing Inc.'s Octi-Edge threading and grooving system accepts inserts with up to eight cutting edges.