Milling

Videos • September 5, 2018

Are your machine’s best days behind it or in front of it?

Years of operation can take its toll on machine tools, but that doesn't mean that an old machine's best days are behind it. Microtrol Engineering helped bring four Cincinnati skin mills back from the brink of extinction with new FANUC controls motors and drives.

Videos • September 4, 2018

Free Milling Training Videos from Dapra

Whether you are new to the trade or a seasoned expert, Dapra offers a free series of training videos to help maximize your milling efficiency and productivity. This training explores everything from common milling formulas and principles to how to pick the right tools for the job and program them for success – universal principles that apply regardless of your cutting tool manufacturer.

Products • September 4, 2018

ultramill Portal-type Milling Machine

GEORG's new portal-type milling machine – GEORG ultramill – is for high-precision aluminum plates. With an accuracy of surface parallelism of +/-0.05 mm achieved by this machine, GEORG is setting a new standard. At the same time, production throughput increases significantly as GEORG has doubled the machining speed and implemented a high degree of automation compared to machines generally in use so far.

Products • August 27, 2018

Oncilla Wet Blast Machine

Vapormatt Ltd. is launching a fully integrated modular wet blasting machine for edge honing and surface preparation of all types of round shank and solid cutting tools. The new Oncilla wet blast machine incorporates blast chamber, washing, drying, elutriation tower, control and robot handling units in a single compact, high-performance system.

Articles • August 23, 2018 • Robert Weinstein

New release makes the (small) cut

The CrazyMill Cool P&S enables users to drill and mill into slots and pockets in extremely small spaces.

Products • August 15, 2018

MÄGERLE MFP 51 Machine

UNITED GRINDING offers the MÄGERLE MFP 51, which combines grinding with conventional machining operations within one production system. This flexible machine comes equipped with either 5 or 6 axes for grinding, milling and drilling operations to process parts in single clampings for improved accuracy and output.

Products • August 13, 2018

»Cool Injection-Plus» PCD Milling Cutter

In November 2004, when LACH was awarded the German Innovation Prize for a newly developed technology for the cost and time efficient machining of aluminum components with a monoblock diamond cutter »dia-compact«, it was already said, "Nothing is more efficient than this … ." However, there was still something more efficient – as proven by the development of »Cool Injection-Plus», cooling directly via the PCD cutting insert.

Products • August 3, 2018

Machining Advisor Pro (MAP)

Harvey Performance Co. announces the release of Machining Advisor Pro (MAP), a tool designed to quickly, seamlessly and accurately deliver recommended running parameters to machinists using Helical Solutions endmills. This web-based tool works within the capability of a machinists' machine, tool and setup to offer tailored, specific speeds and feed parameters.

Products • July 30, 2018

hyperMILL 2018.2 CAM Software

OPEN MIND Technologies AG has introduced hyperMILL 2018.2, the latest version of its advanced, comprehensive CAM software. hyperMILL 2018.2 offers a range of enhancements and new features for 3D Shape Z-level Finishing and 3D Optimized Roughing and greater CAD functionality.

Products • July 30, 2018

Tongtai SH-4000P Horizontal Machining Center

The new SH-4000P horizontal machining center from Tongtai was developed for mass production lines. The new compact machine has a 35 percent smaller footprint than the previous model, allowing for maximum shop floor space utilization. At only 69" wide, floor space is minimized.

Articles • July 21, 2018 • Alan Richter

Cutting benefits of ceramic and cermet tools

Ceramic and cermet cutting tools offer productivity-boosting benefits when the application is appropriate.

Articles • July 20, 2018 • Kip Hanson

Multitask lathes edge in on machining centers

Like their 5-axis machining center cousins, 5-axis multitask lathes are breaking the traditional part-processing rules and taking manufacturers in bold new directions.