Machining

Products • August 1, 2011

MS40P Multispindle CNC Lathe

The new INDEX MS40P CNC multi-spindle automatic lathe includes a quillstock with six tool carriers and one counter spindle opposite the main 6-spindle drum, making it possible to machine complex workpieces requiring many tools with highest precision in a single process.

Products • August 1, 2011

AD25L Sinker EDM

Sodick Inc. is releasing the AD25L Sinker EDM. The AD25L Sinker EDM has a small footprint and can machine at high speeds.

Products • August 1, 2011

ShapeSmart NP5

The precision of a tool is directly related to the production accuracy of its blank. Manufacturing complex blanks to the highest standards of concentricity and dimensional accuracy has now become significantly easier with the ShapeSmart NP5, the 5-axis cylindrical grinding machine from Rollomatic.

Products • August 1, 2011

Connecting Rod Grinder

C & B Machinery has improved productivity and flexibility of their double disc non-coplanar connecting rod grinding system first introduced in 2009 for the Chevrolet Volt 1.4L auxiliary engine.

Products • August 1, 2011

HU63-T

With the continuing evolution of machining requirements to satisfy new power generation production needs, Mitsui Seiki has introduced the HU63-T 5-xis CNC Machining Center.

Products • August 1, 2011

Nakamura WT-150 II

Methods Machine Tools Inc. has introduced the Nakamura-Tome WT-150 II 8-Axis, Multitasking Turning Center.

Videos • July 11, 2011

Technology days: CUT 2000 automatic wire changer

Ken Baeszler, product manager at Agie Charmilles LLC, highlighted the automatic wire changer on the CUT 2000 wire EDMing machine during the company's 2011 Technology Days hosted in June at its facility in Lincolnshire, Ill. The CUT 2000 is said to be capable of achieving finishing quality up to Ra 0.05μm.

Videos • July 11, 2011

Technology days: AgieCharmilles Form 20 sinker EDM debuts

Gazing at the wide array of laser ablation, EDMing and 5-axis milling machines on display at GF AgieCharmilles' recent Technology Days 2011, it's easy to understand why the event attracted hundreds of customers from around the world. AgieCharmilles Form 20 sinker EDM debuts.

Videos • July 11, 2011

Deep Hole Machining

Sandvik Coromant's Global Center for Deep Hole Machining offers a tip for machining the central bore in the main shaft.

Videos • July 6, 2011

Grinding: Up or down?

For the 21st episode of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, a shop wondered whether it's better to up-grind or down-grind? Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of the video series, responds.

Articles • July 1, 2011

Metalworking safety tips

For his July 2011 Shop Operations column, Tom Lipton suggests that safety is a situational awareness issue as opposed to a matter of equipment.

Articles • July 1, 2011 • Michael Deren

An alternative to full-blown CAM

CAM software is often priced in the vicinity of a lower-end motorcycle or compact car—sometimes a luxury car. Michael Deren, who writes the Machinist's Corner column for Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, addresses some alternatives to avert the expense in his July 2011 column.