CoroMill Plura
Sandvik Coromant introduces a new range of small CoroMill Plura ball nose end mills for profiling in medium hard to hard steels.
Operation / Process
Machining
Beyond Inserts for FixPerfect
Kennametal is introducing the first Beyond inserts for Kennametal's FixPerfect system, promising improved toughness and wear-resistance, resulting in higher turning productivity and safety.
Mimatic Live Tools
Lyndex-Nikken Inc. offers live tools for CNC lathes from Mimatic Tool Systems, with an initial focus on Mazak lathes.
Triple nickel milling
ATI Stellram and Sandvik Coromant offer demonstrations of their milling cutters as part of this aerospace report.
Machining rings
A complement to our Part Time column, this brief video offers an overview of Tungsten Pride's ring production capabilities.
Spindle vs. Spindle
Faced with two machines exactly the same, except that one has a newer spindle, a grinding shop wants to know if there's a way to determine if the newer spindle is stiffer than the older one on the other machine. Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, analyzes the situation in the 16th episode of the video series.
Automated honing boosts production
END USER: Sonic Industries Div., Sargent Aerospace & Defense Group, (310) 532-8382, www.sargentaerospace.com. CHALLENGE: Reduce cycle times while holding critical dimensional and finish tolerances. SOLUTION: Automated honing machine with superabrasive tools. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Sunnen Products Co., (800) 325-3670, www.sunnen.com
Boosting beam production
END USER: HITCO Carbon Composites Inc., (800) 421-5444, www.hitco.com. CHALLENGE: Increase productivity when machining composite parts. SOLUTION: A 5-axis machine tool optimized for the process. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Bertsche Engineering Corp., (847) 537-8757, www.bertsche.com
The 10 percent dressing rule
Grinding Doc column from the February 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine explains the 10 percent grinding rule and offers other grinding advice.
Multisoft
CAM and simulation software packages enable productive programming of multitasking machines—particularly as they become 'ultratasking' machines.
Thoughts on acquiring equipment
Manager's Desk column from the February 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine takes a look at various considerations when examining equipment acquisitions.
High-Velocity Grind
Strategies for grinding HVOF-coated aerospace parts.