Machining

Giles Gaskell, North American sales manager for 3D Imaging Products for Wenzel/Xspect Solutions says, "For anyone who is looking for portable 3D imaging technology for reverse engineering or inspection, the MobileScan3D system provides the quality and repeatability of a CMM-based laser scanner in a portable and highly flexible system"

Makino Inc.'s a61nx HMC has a travel of 28.7" in the X-axis, 25.6" in the Y-axis and 31.5" in the Z-axis. An optional tall column expands the Y-axis to 28.7".

Aug. 2010 — Designed to make tapping easier, Speedaire Hand Tappers from W.W. Grainger Inc. are ideal for general-purpose tapping.

Mil-Tec's Magna-Shear geometry is ground on all insert surfaces and has a premolded chip-clearing formation.

Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp., Cutting Tool Div.'s MFPN facemill accepts PNMU inserts, which have a double-sided, pentagonal design that provides 10 cutting edges per insert.

Korloy America Inc.'s HRMDouble Mill series cutting tools accept inserts with six cutting edges. According to the company, the cutting edge's high rake angle enables high-feed machining and improves multifunctional machining, which also reduces the cutting load.

2L inc. introduces PRO 3 CAD/CAM engraving software. The software creates G-code programs for producing 2-D data matrix bar codes on 3- or 4-axis CNC milling machines or multiaxis lathes.

REGO-FIX is introducing the new REGO PLUS line of toolholders. Fully compatible with all BIG PLUS spindles, these new toolholders are licensed by BIG Daishowa.

Numerical Control Computer Sciences has announced that the latest version of their universal postprocessor, PostWorks, can be integrated to run within CATIA V5.

Sandvik Coromant has released a free application designed to provide engineers and machinists with a convenient resource for calculating cutting data.

END USER: Brinkman Machine Tools and Manufacturing Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, (585) 475-6573, www.rit.edu/kgcoe/ise/brinkman. CHALLENGE: Teach engineering students to use new machining technology. SOLUTION: Integrated machining system, including tool management and tool presetting.

END USER: Western Forge & Flange Co., (800) 352-6433, www.western-forge.com. CHALLENGE: Reduce tooling costs when drilling forged materials. SOLUTION: TiAlN-coated drills with two square indexable inserts.