Milling

Machine Technology column for March 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

END USER: D&G Precision Manufacturing Inc., (920) 477-3609, www.dgmfg.com. CHALLENGE: Decrease cycle times when milling aluminum forgings. SOLUTION: Two-flute solid-carbide endmills. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Gorilla Tools, (866) 888-9600, www.gorillamill.net

A milling cutter from Mikron Corp. Monroe is for back chamfer milling of small contours and bores, starting from 0.4mm in diameter. The company recommends conventional milling in two steps to avoid secondary burrs.

The new SINO-R from Schunk Inc. is a maintenance free toolholder especially well suited for rough milling.

BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc. has expanded its turning tool line to include HSK T63 tooling for multitask machines. The line offers modular turning tools for mill/turn applications in either a 45° tilt style or a 90° right-angle style.

Achieve economy through production performance with Seco Tool Inc.'s new Jabro-Solid2 (Solid Square) carbide milling cutters available in sizes from 1/8" to 1".

Makino Inc. announces the new F-Series vertical machining center designed to provide stiffness and rigidity for chatter-free cutting, agility for high-speed and hard milling and accuracies for tight tolerance blends and matches typical of complex, 3-D contoured geometry associated with die/mold and medical production.

Helical Solutions is introducing the H40ALV and H40ALV-RN, representing a major expansion of its aluminum endmill series.

Eurotech Elite's new Trofeo series offers a design that delivers efficient and fast production of complex components, using live tools, C-axis and Y-axis.

Using an independent laboratory to test different coolants can provide the impartial data needed to make the right choice for machining titanium.

Productive Times feature Kevin Burns Golf, 408-244-7768, www.kbputters.com. Challenge: Maximize productivity and minimize tool breakage when roughing custom putter heads. Solution: A 5-flute, solid-carbide endmill that minimizes chatter. Solution Provider: Dura-Mill Inc., 800-444-6455, www.duramill.com.

Machine Technology column from the January 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.