Milling

By combining the PCD milling cutters developed and patented by LACH DIAMOND with the PCD chip breaker patented by Audi AG, this process reportedly assures and guarantees controlled and economic machining of aluminum.

Imagine building a ship in a bottle, but instead of using a preexisting bottle, you build the ship along with the bottle while machining the ship's and bottle's surfaces as you go.

Walter has introduced two new indexable insert cartridges for the Walter F2010 facemill.

hyperMILL 2014.2 is the latest release of the high-end CAM software from OPEN MIND Technologies AG.

With hyperCAD-S, Open Mind Technologies AG says it has created a CAD solution that is optimally matched to the tasks of an NC programmer.

Optimized production conditions are an important factor for manufacturing cutting tools that are intended to meet not only the current challenges in metal processing, but also future ones as well. Tool manufacturer InovaTools from Kinding-Haunstetten, Germany, has reacted.

BENZ offers high-speed spindle speeders for the wood, metal and composites industries.

The swift evolution of Edgecam Workflow from Vero is highlighted with over 50 new and enhanced aspects of functionality in the latest release.

Fives brings the combination live spindle and integrated contouring head (ICH) to its Cincinnati MEGA and Giddings & Lewis HMC Series horizontal machining centers, for expanded processing flexibility and dramatically reduced workpiece transfers and setups, with improved accuracy, according to the company.

With more than 75,000 implemented, customer-specific solutions, SCHUNK has been developing and manufacturing hydraulic expansion toolholders and hydraulic expansion arbors for high-precision applications in milling, boring, turning, grinding, mounting, inspection, and balancing for more than 35 years.

Walter has introduced the Walter Prototyp Supreme TC610 and TC611 solid-carbide thread mills, high performance tools that deliver significant increases in thread quality, milling productivity and process reliability while boosting tool life.

Seco Tools LLC added a new helical tool to its Square T4-08 line of square shoulder mills that feature four cutting edges and an innovative tangential cutter design.