Machining

Seco Tools Inc. has announced the development of grade RX2000 with a surface hardness coating of up to 3,200 HV.

Mayfran International has introduced the ConSep Flex universal chip conveyor/separator, an innovative new system that efficiently handles a full range of materials and chip types while also cleaning coolant at the machine tool.

GF AgieCharmilles' HPM 1200 HD is a dynamic, three axis machining center that offers high performance milling and spindle speeds up to 20,000 rpm.

Seco Tools Inc. has expanded its versatile MDT (Multi-Directional Turning) system with hundreds of new holders to accommodate a broader range of standard and special machining applications.

Carl Hirschmann Inc. offers stainless steel, submersible 1-axis and 2-axis rotary indexing tables used in the manufacture of complex workpieces for wire, vertical, small-hole EDM, and milling applications, which include medical, power turbine, aeronautical engineering, gear manufacturing and R&D.

s the aerospace, automotive, and mold-and-die industries trend toward monolithic components and large structures, there is a growing need for large-travel machining centers. To accommodate large-volume machining, Haas Automation Inc. has expanded the capacity of its EC-1600 horizontal machining center with an additional 10" of Y-axis travel.

With the latest version of its standard measuring software Calypso, Carl Zeiss IMT offers additional functions for users of measuring technology.

Lyndex-Nikken Inc. offers a wide range of live and static tools for Mori Seiki CNC lathes (NL and DuraTurn series) and multiple-axis Machines (NZ and NT series).

Based on their flagship, M8 high-speed machining center, Datron Dynamics Inc. has introduced the M85, featuring a 30,000 RPM spindle.

Shop Operations column for April 2010 Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Machine Technology column for April 2010 Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Ask the Grinding Doc column by Dr. Jeffrey Badger for April 2010 Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.