Machining

Products • July 12, 2012

Quadro Turnstile

STROTHMANN continuously improves its RoundTrack technology and incorporates customer requirements. Now, the quadro turnstile, the youngest RoundTrack crossing, is even thinner, facilitating an effort-saving in-floor installation.

Products • July 12, 2012

D300 Vertical Machining Center

Makino announces the D300 5-axis vertical machining center as the newest entry into the 5-axis aerospace machining arena.

Products • July 12, 2012

Ballnose Inserts

Dapra Corp. has introduced precision-ground Ball Nose inserts with PCD tips.

Products • July 12, 2012

Grono 250

A high performance 11-axis CNC system from NUM has enabled machine tool manufacturer Sicmat to create a gear honing machine for post-hardening fine finishing.

Products • July 12, 2012

Econo-Rack

Royal Products has introduced the Econo-Rack, a device that safely collects finished parts as they come off of any bar-fed CNC lathe.

Products • July 12, 2012

KM4X

KM4X from Kennametal represents the next generation of KM.

Videos • July 9, 2012

RobbJack demos high-speed milling

Presented as an online supplement to Cutting Tool Engineering's July 2012 report on high-speed milling, the following video from the RobbJack Corp., Lincoln, Calif., demonstrate a variety of high-speed milling operations.

Articles • July 1, 2012

Milling tool is strong in the pocket

END USERS: Precor, (800) 786-8404, www.precor.com: Hardy Engineering & Manufacturing, (253) 735-6488, www.hardyem.com. CHALLENGE: Boost machining productivity. SOLUTION: A high-performance milling tool. SOLUTION PROVIDER: SwiftCARBCNC, (800) 227-9876, www.swiftcarb.com

Articles • July 1, 2012

Cutting downtime

END USER: Tivoly Inc., (802) 873-6003, www.tivoly.com. CHALLENGE: Significantly reduce downtime on a flute grinding machine. SOLUTION: Rebuild the flute grinder. SOLUTION PROVIDER: International Tool Machines (ITM), (386) 446-0500, www.itmfl.com

Articles • July 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Shine a light

Look Ahead feature looks at a laser-assisted turning process using diamond tools.

Articles • July 1, 2012 • Michael Deren

How are your assets doing?

Machinist's Corner column as published in the July 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Articles • July 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Pedal to the metal

Users reap the rewards of high-speed milling when the elements of the machining system complement each other.