Machining

Products • December 13, 2012

Tool RealityCheck

Is there a user out there that has never experienced the following situation? Programmed nominal data does not comply with real, actual data. A situation that can lead to costly collisions within the machine tool. With its new software module tool realityCheck ZOLLER has developed a solution to prevent expensive machine crashes.

Products • December 13, 2012

Mowidec Spindle Centering System

The new Mowidec system carried by FLP Tooling Inc. centers spindles accurately within aµm.

Products • December 13, 2012

Jig Borer Refurbishment

Mitsui Seiki USA Inc. announces a new service: refurbishing older Mitsui Seiki high precision jig borers.

Products • December 13, 2012

Rodeka and Rodeka 8 Inserts

Kennametal introduces the revolutionary new Rodeka series of inserts for indexable milling.

Videos • December 6, 2012

Grinding Doc takes a closer look

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, takes a closer look at a string of photos he has taken at extreme magnifications to better understand what's happening to the wheel surface in a variety of grinding applications. He shares a number of those photos in the 35th episode of the video series.

Articles • December 1, 2012 • Keith Jennings

Simple activities, amazing benefits

A machine shop can become a messy place if you don't stay on top of it. If you've visited other shops, you've probably observed what I've seen over the years—a few that are spotless and well-maintained, and others that look like a cave, with little thought or care given to the work environment. Most shops are somewhere in between. We maintain a decent shop, which consists of machining and fabrication departments in separate areas, but it takes constant effort to keep it that way.

Articles • December 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

A flash of ceramic

A fixturing system for enabling ceramic coatings to be efficiently deposited via cathodic arc evaporation.

Articles • December 1, 2012

Dialing up precision holemaking

END USER: 1-866-Dial-EDM, (866) DIAL-EDM, 1866dialedm.com. CHALLENGE: Produce a high volume of 0.006"-dia., 1/16"-deep blind-holes in an exotic material. SOLUTION: An EDM drill. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: Britton Machinery Sales Inc., (585) 241-3267; GF AgieCharmilles, (800) 282-1336, www.us.gfac.com

Articles • December 1, 2012

Faster facemilling

END USER: Continental Motors Inc., (800) 718-3411, www.genuinecontinental.aero. CHALLENGE: Boost productivity when rough and finish milling cast aluminum crankcases. SOLUTION: PCD-tipped, cartridge-type facemills. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Ingersoll Cutting Tools, (866) 690-1859, www.ingersoll-imc.com

Articles • December 1, 2012

Mixed signals

Manufacturing faces more uncertainty than usual in 2013, but the year ahead could be a good one.

Articles • December 1, 2012

Extreme tools for an extreme sport

END USER: David Buchberger, (585) 208-7382, www.hispeedcorp.com. CHALLENGE: Efficiently machine lightweight components for an "extreme" racecar. SOLUTION: High-performance cutting tools, including a drill and endmill. SOLUTION PROVIDER: WIDIA Products Group and Services, (724) 539-5000, www.widia.com

Articles • December 1, 2012 • Dr. Scott Smith

Apparent mass of moving machine elements

The moving elements of a machine tool have mass. Forces from the actuators cause the masses to move and accelerate. As the speed of the machine tool motion increases, the ability of the actuators to cause acceleration becomes more important.