Milling

END USER: Kline Oilfield Equipment Inc., (918) 445-0588, www.klinetools.com. CHALLENGE: Reduce cycle time and extend tool life when machining 718 Inconel. SOLUTION: An AlTiN-coated, general-purpose endmill and CAM software that generates efficient toolpaths. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: IMCO Carbide Tool Inc., (800) 765-4626, www.imcousa.com; SolidCAM Inc., (866) 975-1115, www.solidcam.com.

Dapra Corp.'s new Mid-Feed cutters and inserts, part of its high-feed RHINO-FEEDline, provide high-feed milling, allowing for extreme feed rates in light- to moderate-DOC applications.

Demands for higher production rates and closer tolerances at lower costs spurred the development of state-of-the-art Eriez Coolant Cleaners.

SCHUNK is introducing their new hydraulic expansion extension TENDO-SVL.

The new generation of the DMG/Mori Seiki's monoBLOCK series has become a sales hit since its introduction in 2010. The most recent version of the first model of this series, the DMU 65 monoBLOCK NEXT GENERATION, also impresses with its dynamics and efficiency.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has developed two floor-type horizontal boring mills, the MAF150C and MAF180C, with 150 millimeter (mm) and 180mm boring spindle diameters, respectively.

Hitachi Tool has recently introduced their new Epoch Deep Evolution Series End Mills designed for high-precision and high-speed milling of deep rib grooves, walls, slots and corners.

To apply hyperMILL's toolpaths reliably to the machine while avoiding any disruption during use, OPEN MIND Technologies AG produces all of its postprocessors itself for its customers.

To build on the success of its compact 5-axis MIKRON HSM 400U LP high-speed milling center, GF AgieCharmilles is upping the ante with a larger-size machine platform called the MIKRON HSM 600U LP, creating a family of linear motor full 5-axis simultaneous machining solutions.

J.W. Winco Inc. announced it now offers series GN 702 Zinc Die-Cast Stop Locks with four indexing positions.

Rockford Systems Inc. has specially designed, quality-constructed chip shields ideal for Bridgeport milling machines.

Shop Operations columnist, Tom Lipton, discusses the issue of safety when workers transport sheet metal in the January 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.