Milling

The new high-tech, high-speed MIKRON HSM 200U LP milling machine is available from GF AgieCharmilles.

Whitney Tool Co. Inc.'s solidcarbide keyseat cutters are available in diameters from 1⁄8" to 1 ½". The cutters perform many slotting operations, such as circular interpolation in small-diameter holes. They reportedly are rigid and provide long life, often resulting in higher production rates when cutting difficult to machine materials.

Hardinge Inc., a leading international provider of advanced metalcutting solutions, recently introduced Meghan Tranchina as the company's new West Coast Regional Sales Manager for the Turning & Milling Group. Tranchina began her career with HS&S Machine Tools and Metrology, and most recently held the position of sales engineer covering Northern California and Nevada for Methods Machine Tools.

Nexus Cutting Tools, a new product line from Techniks, introduces its new line of Lamina cutting inserts.

The new KenFeed 2X milling solution from Kennametal is the latest development in high-feed for light to heavy end milling operations.

Nexus Cutting Tools, a new product line from Techniks Inc., introduces its patented ShrinkMILL facemill system.

Sumitomo Electric Carbide Inc. introduces a new general purpose face mill that reportedly provides substantial cost savings to consumers.

Edgecam 2013 R1 from Vero Software provides an intuitive environment for the comprehensive programming of all wire EDM machine tools.

Emuge Corp. has introduced Top Cut, a new series of high performance carbide end mills.

Royal Products' new Filtermist Ultra is a portable solution for oil mist and smoke that combines Filtermist with cyclonic technology to remove additional pollutants.

END USER: K-Fab Inc., (408) 727-5311, www.k-fabinc.com. CHALLENGE: Increase spindle utilization for a vertical machining center while reducing labor requirements. SOLUTION: A nonrobotic automation system for VMCs.

This Look Ahead item features a CNC gear honing machine that uses a honing wheel with external teeth and reduces the number of process stages.