Machining

Articles • March 1, 2012

Working in a coal mine

END USER: Cincinnati Mine Machinery Co., (513) 728-4040, www.cinmine.com. CHALLENGE: Improve throughput and maintain higher part-quality consistency. SOLUTION: A machining cell with 24 pallets and two horizontal machining centers. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Makino Inc., (513) 573-7200, www.makino.com

Articles • March 1, 2012

Primer on the king of machines

Shop Operations: The manual lathe is the cornerstone of any machine shop because almost all shop workers find themselves working on one when they start. The manual lathe has been called the "king of machines," for good reason. Some can be enormous; you can bet that if you need a forklift and a ladder to put a tool bit in the machine, some fun is bound to happen.

Articles • March 1, 2012 • Kip Hanson

Zeroing out Swiss

When turning 2mm-dia. and smaller parts on a Swiss-style machine, it only makes sense that the radius on the tool should be equally tiny. After all, you can't cut a 0.5mm bone screw with a TNMG-431 insert—the tool's nose radius is nearly as big as the part.

Products • February 12, 2012

5C Collet Block

Parts remain clamped if loss of air occurs when using the Hardinge failsafe collet block (closer).

Products • February 12, 2012

SuperSpark IV

Makino releases the latest version of its industry-leading SuperSpark sinker EDM technology, SuperSpark IV.

Products • February 12, 2012

Hi-Mold Series

Hyundai WIA has made considerable investments in recent years to develop machines to meet the unique needs of key industries, such as the mold and die market segment.

Products • February 12, 2012

‘Blue’ Deburring Brush

Xebec Deburring Technologies LLC has added a new brush to its lineup of surface deburring brushes.

Products • February 12, 2012

Rhino-Feed Mid-Feed Cutters and Inserts

Dapra Corp.'s new Mid-Feed cutters and inserts, part of its high-feed RHINO-FEEDline, provide high-feed milling, allowing for extreme feed rates in light- to moderate-DOC applications.

Products • February 12, 2012

Epoch Deep Evolution Endmills

Hitachi Tool has recently introduced their new Epoch Deep Evolution Series End Mills designed for high-precision and high-speed milling of deep rib grooves, walls, slots and corners.

Products • February 12, 2012

GN 702 Die-Cast Stop Locks

J.W. Winco Inc. announced it now offers series GN 702 Zinc Die-Cast Stop Locks with four indexing positions.

Products • February 12, 2012

DV-7M Profile Grinder

Amada Machine Tool America says its new DV-7M pulls no punches in exploiting advanced CNC, digital vision, mechanical accuracy, and versatility to produce tools at the extremes of quality and productivity.

Products • February 12, 2012

Xtractor Rare Earth Coolant Cleaner

Demands for higher production rates and closer tolerances at lower costs spurred the development of state-of-the-art Eriez Coolant Cleaners.