Machining

Articles • February 1, 2013 • Alan Richter

Coolant filtration enhances grinding precision

Provide centerless grinding machines that can produce parts with continually tightening size and surface finish requirements. Customized coolant filtration equipment.

Articles • February 1, 2013 • Dr. Scott Smith

The science of milling sounds

Milling sounds range from loud to quiet, and experienced machinists <br />often use those sounds to judge what is occurring in the cutting zone. It is difficult to position a sensor such as an accelerometer or a displacement probe close to the cutting zone, and it is often a challenge to see the cutting zone, but the sounds are pervasive.

Products • January 13, 2013

EDGE Pro Ti CNC

Hypertherm announced the launch of the EDGE Pro Ti, a new CNC designed with integrated drives, motors and multiple torch height control interface options.

Products • January 13, 2013

GN 119-NI Door Locks

J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 119-NI Door Locks in Stainless Steel, in metric sizes.

Products • January 13, 2013

SpeedScan Measuring Feature

Parlec Inc. introduces a new SpeedScan Measuring Routine feature to its ParleVision CNC automated tool measuring and presetting software.

Products • January 13, 2013

Studer favoritCNC Universal Cylindrical Grinder

United Grinding Technologies says the new Studer favoritCNC universal cylindrical grinder provides unheard of versatility for small budgets and high standards.

Products • January 13, 2013

Gold Care Program

Mitutoyo America Corp. announces a sales program based on "packaging" select Coordinate Measuring Machines and Vision Systems with related equipment and service packages at no extra cost over the price of the base machine.

Products • January 13, 2013

Genius Vise

OML's new Genius 5-axis vice from Lexair Inc. reportedly turns workholding concepts on their head with a unique design that maximizes clamp force at the top of the jaws by pulling them closed at the top with a collapsing lead screw, while holding the bottom of the jaws in place with an opposing force screw.

Products • January 13, 2013

NUMsafe CNC Safety Architecture

NUM has released a sophisticated system-wide functional safety architecture for its CNC system, providing an exceptionally scalable solution that can be applied very easily to almost any type of machine tool — regardless of complexity or number of axes. Known as NUMSafe, it includes a dedicated safety PLC, safe input and output modules, and digital servo drives with built-in safe motion monitoring.

Products • January 13, 2013

Mikron HSM 20U LP

GF AgieCharmilles' Mikron HSM 20U LP (linear performance) milling machine is available in 3- and 5-axis versions and can produce parts via simultaneous 5-axis high-speed machining. The machine's 50,000-rpm, 11.4-hp Step-Tec spindle assists in imparting surface finishes as fine as 0.05µm R_a. The machine has linear motors for the main machine axes and direct-drive motors for the B and C axes.

Products • January 13, 2013

hDD and cDD Dressing Tools

Meister has introduced a new series of hDD and cDD stationary dressing tools that provide comparable benefits for aluminum oxide and other conventional wheels on grinding machines that are not equipped with a rotary dresser.

Products • January 13, 2013

CoroMill 419

CoroMill 419 from Sandvik Coromant Co. is a new five-edge high-feed milling concept for roughing to semi-finishing, offering excellent performance in all material groups and with great possibilities for optimization.