Talongrip Vise Jaw System
Mitee-Bite Products Talongrip Vise Jaw System offers versatility for your standard 4 and 6 inch vises, with no pre-ops required!
Operation / Process
Toolholding & Workholding
VERO-S Module
All functional components of the new VERO-S module from Schunk Inc. are made of hardened Stainless Steel.
Better workholding improves machining
Ever since CNC machining became the dominant method to cut and grind metal, a perception has existed that machining can be manipulated and easily simplified. With computers crunching the numbers, how hard can machining be?
Stirring runout to zero
A hydraulic expansion toolholder that can be adjusted to have zero runout accuracy.
GN 7336 Knurled Knobs
J.W. Winco Inc. announced it offers series GN 7336 Plastic Hollow Knurled Knobs, with steel tapped inserts or threaded studs, in metric sizes.
Series GN 331 and 332 Tubular Handles
J.W. Winco Inc. offers series GN 331 and 332 Tubular Handles with Power Function in metric sizes.
Numerik Jena Encoders
Heidenhain Corp. offers NUMERIK JENA encoders that are non-magnetic.
Simulating and optimizing multitasking
The Get With The Program column in the January 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering addresses how software can simulate and optimize multitask machines.
Ganro Rotary Tables
Manufacturers across the globe are always looking for reliable workholding devices to accommodate their manufacturing indexing and rotating requirements. CNC Indexing & Feeding Technologies has been proud to represent the complete Ganro Industrial Corp. (Golden Sun) product line of workholding rotary tables and indexers.
Magnetic attraction
END USER: The TMF Center, (765) 762-1000 CHALLENGE: Reduce setup and changeover times when machining large parts. SOLUTION: A modular magnetic workholding system. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Techniks Inc., (877) 354-3837, www.techniksusa.com
A smooth transition into microparts
The Talking Shop column in the December 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering offers an interview with the president of RS Precision Industries. Look for the print article here, as well as a link to more of the interview online.
Set, Ready, Go
The price range for a new presetter is wide—units supplied by sources for this article range from $8,000 to $85,000 or more. But even a lower price model might be difficult for a shop to justify. "It is hard for a shop to see the dollar savings because the presetter doesn't make any parts," said Joe Halik, engineering manager for Koma Precision Inc., East Windsor, Conn., the North American importer of Elbo Controlli presetters. "But you have to look at how much time you are wasting by measuring tools on the machine tool and from scrapped parts and operator error."