Milling

While it may have different names, groove milling can be an effective way to perform slotting and slitting.

MAG IAS LLC shipped its first VTC 5000 to a U.S. manufacturer of power generation equipment.

Due to be made available in September from Vero Software, VISI 20 is a substantial release with many new features in all areas of the product, providing further solutions for mold, tool and die makers.

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.

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

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

KM4X from Kennametal represents the next generation of KM.

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.