Machining

Products • March 24, 2022

WCE Solid End Milling Platform

The WCE platform includes four-flute, square-end and ball nose end mills with both straight and Weldon shanks and is available in both metric and inch dimensions. The WCE5 five-flute geometry will be released later in 2022. Orders for the WCE4 end mill, as well as other WIDIA metal cutting tooling, can be placed through WIDIA authorized distribution partners.

Products • March 23, 2022

Mastercam 2023 Public Beta

Morph, Parallel, Along Curve, and Project Curve are no longer individual toolpaths in Mastercam 2023. Instead, the Unified toolpath allows access to these cut patterns when you add the appropriate curves. For example, to create a toolpath that morphs between two surfaces, select Unified from the Multiaxis toolpaths, and then set the Cut Pattern to two surfaces with the Morph style.

Articles • March 21, 2022

Accelerating assembly checks

Alignment laser system helps Hurco increase the accuracy and speed when inspecting and verifying machine tools

Articles • March 20, 2022 • Holly B. Martin

Damage control

Tool monitoring not only prevents breakage but drives down costs.

Products • March 19, 2022

Standard Live Tools in Stock

According to Preben Hansen, president of Platinum Tooling Technologies, Inc., "We are now carrying a substantial inventory of live tools for our customers' machines. It represents a significant financial and warehouse space commitment that we have made to support the North American machine tool market."

Products • March 19, 2022

24 DrillMeister DMH Drill Heads

The DMH drill head geometry is designed to protect drill corners and provide effective chip evacuation, making the drill head suited for applications that involve drilling holes through thin plates. The increased cutting edge strength resists thin-plate snapback and wear from exit burrs, preventing drill edges from fracture damage during machining for minimum machine downtime. The strong cutting edge also makes the DMH drill head suitable for drilling extremely hard metals.

Products • March 19, 2022

CTCP115-P (ISO P15), CTCP125-P (ISO P25), CTC135-P (ISO P35) Insert Grades

To prevent insert waste and easily detect wear, the gold-colored TiN outer layer of the Dragonskin multilayer CVD Ti(C,N)/Al2O3/TiN coating acts as an indicator. It not only enables users to clearly identify insert wear and index before a breakage, but also prevents sharp cutting edges from going unused and the insert being inadvertently discarded. Plus, a mechanical post-coating treatment produces beneficial residual stress in the coating that results in increased process security, especially important in the large-volume production situations typically associated with turning ISO-P steels.

Articles • March 17, 2022

Machine learning for material design

Researchers develop a new way to train a machine learning model to predict the properties of a material using less data.

Products • March 17, 2022

PCD Turning Inserts

NS chipbreaker features a three-dimensional chipbreaker that is directly engraved on the PCD tip using the latest technology. This allows the generation of short chips during the machining of gummy metals such as aluminum and copper alloys, significantly reducing machine downtime due to chip associated troubles.

Articles • March 16, 2022 • Jeffrey A. Badger, Ph.D.

Using temperature models

A good thermal model can help minimize cycle time and burn risk, but according to The Grinding Doc making one is not easy.

Products • March 10, 2022

LX021 Turbine Blade Machining Center

The LX021 offers a comprehensive integrated solution that includes self-centering vice which minimizes part distortion while maintaining accuracy and repeatability. Kinematic correction cycles to calibrate the machine and verify its health over time. Advanced RCS CAM software designed specifically to generate optimize CNC tool paths.

Articles • March 9, 2022 • Christopher Tate

Broaching is here to stay

Broaching remains a fundamental operation for machine shops.