Machining

Articles • December 1, 2013 • Alan Richter

Shop has need for speed

Achieve a 24-hour-maximum turnaround time on aluminum prototypes for tablet computers. Endmills designed for maximum metal-removal rate when cutting aluminum.

Articles • December 1, 2013 • Dr. Scott Smith

The basics of on-machine probing

Many machine tools are equipped with touch-trigger probes to measure parts while they are still on the machine. The probe is often stored in the tool magazine and can be installed in the spindle like any other tool.

Articles • December 1, 2013 • Kip Hanson

Cracking the code: Determining when complex turning and multitasking are the right solutions

While the basic CNC lathe is still a standby in many machine shops, new technology has vastly expanded turning capabilities. For example, live tooling and multiple turrets turn a basic lathe into a multitasking productivity center. When equipped with a large automatic toolchanger, these machines can hold tools for dozens of jobs, reduce setup time, and turn, mill, drill and finish parts in a single setup.

Articles • December 1, 2013 • Keith Jennings

Our German intern experience

Like many in the machining world, I've dealt with more than enough serious issues in 2013, so it's cool to have been part of a fun experience.

Articles • December 1, 2013 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Cooling gizmo has issues

At a trade show, a company displayed a grinding wheel with slots, where coolant is poured into the center of the wheel and then ejected into the grinding zone. What's your take on this design?

Articles • December 1, 2013 • Susan Woods

Repair or replace?

A guide to when shops should say farewell to used cutting tools.

Products • December 1, 2013

R68 Energy Tube

If moving cables in the workspace of lathes, milling and sawing machines need protecting, cable carriers must be chip tight, while simultaneously guiding the cables with low abrasion. For this purpose, igus has developed its first foldable plastic energy tube, the R68 in the Energy Chain System line of cable carriers.

Products • December 1, 2013

Mini Rhinobar Bar Feeder

Lexair's Mini Rhinobar bar feeder automatically centers and feeds small-diameter bar stock to maximize the productivity of Swiss-style CNC screw machines and small fixed- or sliding-head lathes.

Products • December 1, 2013

Vertical Center Nexus Compact 5X VMC

Mazak now offers its space-saving, highperformance VERTICAL CENTER NEXUS COMPACT 5X Vertical Machining Center as part of a self-contained, prefabricated automated cell that provides efficient, lights-out manufacturing for small-to-medium sized parts.

Products • December 1, 2013

HY-PRO-CARB Drills

OSG Tap & Die (OSG) announces the addition of 8D sizes to its HY-PRO-CARB drill series offering.

Products • December 1, 2013

Nakamura AS-200 Multitask Turning Center

Methods Machine Tools Inc. has introduced the Nakamura-Tome AS-200 High Performance Multitasking Turning Center featuring a single spindle, single turret in a heavy duty and compact machine.

News • November 14, 2013

Liberty Hall acquires Precise Machining & Manufacturing

Liberty Hall Capital Partners, a New York, N.Y.-based private equity firm focused exclusively on the global aerospace and defense industry, announced the acquisition of Tulsa, Okla.'s Precise Machining & Manufacturing, a Tier II supplier of machined parts, kits and assemblies and processing services to the aerospace industry.