Milling

Articles • July 17, 2017 • Edward Strinden

Get With The Program: Making the most of macros

Using macros, which are pieces of instruction that provide shortcuts, greatly improves programming productivity, according to the Get With The Program column in the July 2017 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Products • July 14, 2017

LRNF and HPNF High-Performance, Solid-Carbide Endmill

Monster Tool says its LRNF and HPNF high-performance, solid-carbide endmill line for aluminum and nonferrous applications has been expanded into one of the largest industryofferings available with a wide range of fractional sizes from 1/8" – 1" in diameter, stub length to extra-long flute lengths, reduced necks for extended-reach applications, and corner radius assortment from 0.010" - 0.250".

Products • July 13, 2017

Milling Cutters are Ideal for Grooving Vane and Turbo Pump Rotors

Controx milling cutters are suitable for the grooving of rotary vane and turbo pump rotors and other rotors requiring precision depth and width control. Slot widths of up to 5/8" and depths to 3" are possible with or without contour in the slot base.

Products • July 13, 2017

Mida Diamond Touch Probes

Marposs offers its high-accuracy Mida Diamond touch probes, which feature piezo-electric technology and are designed for 5-axis machining centers and milling machines. These probes, available in optical or radio transmission styles, provide enhanced measurement performance on 3D surfaces with repeatability within 0.25 µm and are well-suited to industries where precision requirements are pushed to the limits daily, such as die and mold, aerospace, aeronautics and biomedical.

Products • July 11, 2017

CAM Software with Turning Cycle that Includes B-Axis Movements

The latest release of Edgecam software introduces a new turning cycle that includes B-axis movements while machining on a turning center. This new feature in Edgecam 2017 R2 allows greater accessibility when machining complex profiles, by dynamically positioning the insert.

Products • July 11, 2017

Grinding Centers with Automatic Wheel Changer

All Haas Multigrind grinding centers are available with an automatic wheel changer. This feature enables Haas customers to combine multiple, high-precision, complex grinding and milling operations into a single part clamping and single machine cycle.

Products • July 6, 2017

Insta-Code

Select a thread mill and easily create the program code for your machine. Using Insta-Code from Allied Machine & Engineering online or offline you can create programs anytime, anywhere.

Videos • June 27, 2017

Sandvik Coromant cast iron face milling demo

CoroMill 745 multi-edge cutter with high feed capability is in this demonstration used for face milling in cast iron. The 25 degree entering angle of this cutter version allows for high feed milling strategies to be utilized. The concept has a double-sided multi-edge design, making it a cost-efficient solution that delivers high productivity.

Products • June 27, 2017

Solid-Carbide Endmills for Trochoidal Milling

Emuge Corp. has introduced a new line of solid-carbide endmills with geometry and chipbreakers designed specifically for trochoidal milling. Emuge's new Trochoidal endmills provide increased metal-removal rates of more than 30 percent, fewer toolpaths and longer tool life, while enabling a high axial depth of cut of up to 4XD. The Trochoidal endmill series was developed specifically for advanced milling strategies available in modern CAM software to optimize the calculation of milling paths and avoid unproductive tool motion.

Products • June 26, 2017

PCD Fine-Pitch-Tooth Facemill

Kanefusa USA Inc. says its fine-pitch-tooth PCD facemill realizes high-speed feeding and high productivity when milling aluminum surfaces. The tool offers high-quality cutting with precision sharpened edges.

Products • June 21, 2017

DoFeed Series Grade AH8015 Inserts

Tungaloy Corp. is continuously expanding its DoFeed series. The latest addition includes inserts in grade AH8015.

Products • June 16, 2017

Hydraulic Expansion Arbor has VERO-S Quick-Change Capabilities

With more than 75,000 implemented, customer-specific solutions, SCHUNK has been developing and manufacturing hydraulic expansion arbors for high-precision applications in milling, hobbing, turning, grinding, assembly, inspection and balancing for over 35 years. The hydraulic expansion technology is now with VERO-S Module quick-change capabilites.