Machining

Articles • June 1, 2010

Restoring a massive machine

END USER: Hannon Electric Co., (330) 456-4728, www.hannonelectric.com. CHALLENGE: Achieving the required accuracy when machining large motor shafts held between centers on an engine lathe. SOLUTION: A re-engineered tailstock. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Riten Industries Inc., (800) 338-0027, www.riten.com

Products • June 1, 2010

Quatron hi.feed

With the KOMET of America Inc. Quatron hi.feed milling cutters, KOMET says it is replicating the success of its KUB Quatron drills in a new range of milling cutters.

Products • June 1, 2010

Grooving Sharp and Grooving Ground Chipbreakers

Seco Tools Inc. continues to enhance its Multi-Directional Turning (MDT) program, most recently announcing the GS (Grooving Sharp) and GG (Grooving Ground) chipbreakers for grooving steel, nonferrous alloys and superalloys.

Products • June 1, 2010

T-TINOX

Ingersoll Cutting Tools says its new CVD-coated series T-TINOX grades bring new levels of productivity to stainless steel turning.

Products • June 1, 2010

TecMill

To improve productivity and reduce tooling costs, Tungaloy America has introduced the new TecMill series of shoulder milling cutters.

Products • June 1, 2010

3n1-Rounds

Ingersoll Cutting Tools' 3n1-Rounds series 45D...RP solid-carbide roughing endmills feature not only high-feed geometry but variable pitch and chip splitters, as well.

Products • June 1, 2010

Grinder Safety Gage

Rockford Systems Inc. offers a bench grinder safety gage to properly adjust the tongue and workrest openings on bench grinders to be in compliance with OSHA standards.

Videos • May 11, 2010

Hard turning steel

Video shows Becker CBN inserts being used to hard turn 62Rc d2 steel. The inserts are sold in the U.S. by Rani Tool Corp.

Videos • May 5, 2010

Deep dress, deep cuts

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, urges shops to dress quickly and take deep cuts to reduce cycle times in the 8th episode of the video series.

Articles • May 1, 2010

Deep and steady

A long boring tool can cause vibration, so deep holes can be deep trouble. But several strategies can minimize vibration.

Articles • May 1, 2010 • Michael Deren

Leave it better than you found it

Machinist's Corner column for the May 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Articles • May 1, 2010

CAD/CAM belongs on the shop floor

Get with the Program column for the May 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.