Milling

One of MAG's newest product developments, the giant 6-axis U6 bridge-type portal mill, is completing its runoff in Hebron, KY, prior to shipping later this year.

The G7 i Grinder 5-axis horizontal machining center from Makino offers a flexible, single-platform solution for grinding, drilling and milling of aerospace blades, vanes, turbine disks and other complex grinding applications.

OptiRest is the latest 3D high-speed toolpath from Mastercam.

OPEN MIND Technologies AG introduces the new version of its hyperMILL CAM solution.

END USERS: Precor, (800) 786-8404, www.precor.com: Hardy Engineering & Manufacturing, (253) 735-6488, www.hardyem.com. CHALLENGE: Boost machining productivity. SOLUTION: A high-performance milling tool. SOLUTION PROVIDER: SwiftCARBCNC, (800) 227-9876, www.swiftcarb.com

Shop Operations column as published in the July 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

KM4X from Kennametal represents the next generation of KM.

Dapra Corp. has introduced precision-ground Ball Nose inserts with PCD tips.

Presented as an online supplement to Cutting Tool Engineering's July 2012 report on high-speed milling, the following video from the RobbJack Corp., Lincoln, Calif., demonstrate a variety of high-speed milling operations.

A new method for producing gears on mill/turn machines

A heavy-duty I.D. clamping pipe milling end prep tool now offered with an electric motor for performing heavy-wall preps at metal fabrication shops or on-site is being introduced by ESCO Tool.

In response to popular demand, the Carmex CMT line of toolholders and inserts for vertical thread milling has been expanded with the addition of C10 (10mm diameter) and C25 (25mm diameter) inserts and toolholders for smaller and larger diameters.