Toolholding & Workholding

Products • March 1, 2010

QS Holding System

Sandvik Coromant's innovative QS holding system, already available for users of Citizen and Star automatic sliding-head lathes, is now being introduced for machine shops with Tornos, Tsugami and Nexturn sliding-head models.

Articles • February 1, 2010

Multiaxis muscles up

CAD/CAM strategies for increasing the efficiency of multiaxis machining.

Articles • February 1, 2010

Drag way cutting

END USER: Bill Miller Engineering Ltd., (775) 887-1299, www.bmeltd.com. CHALLENGE: Boost production with upgraded tooling. SOLUTION: A high-speed solid-carbide drill and a tool- holding system. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Sandvik Coromant Co., www.sandvik.coromant.com/us, (800) 726-3845

Articles • February 1, 2010

Bigger, faster, better

END USER: Daman Products Co., (800) 959-7841, www.damanifolds.com. CHALLENGE: Speed the design process and reduce setup time for machining large hydraulic manifolds. SOLUTION: Accurate and flexible workholding system, conceived, designed and built in-house. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Daman Products' staff

Articles • February 1, 2010

Hold tight

END USER: MTU Aero Engines GmbH, +49 89 1489-0, www.mtu.de. CHALLENGE: Minimize cutting tool vibration and runout when circular stagger milling titanium blisks. SOLUTION: A hydraulic toolholding system that dampens vibration and minimizes runout. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Rego-Fix Tool Corp., (317) 870-5959, www.rego-fix.com

Articles • January 1, 2010

Fastening methods

Shop Operations column from January 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Articles • December 1, 2009

Material difference

Part Time column for December 2009 issue.

Articles • August 1, 2009 • George Weimer

Spin doctors

Who should perform spindle maintenance in machine shops?

Articles • August 1, 2009 • Daniel McCann

Laws of attraction

U.S. companies that adopt electromagnetic workholders heartily endorse the technology.

Articles • July 1, 2009 • Michael Deren

Tool Testing Done Right

Cutting tool tests performed by vendors are an excellent resource, and I've used them many times.

Articles • April 1, 2009 • Dave Nelson

Special projects

Challenging Swiss-style machining jobs can require specialty collets or novel applications of standard workholding.

Articles • March 1, 2009 • Alan Richter

Looking for Something Special

Exploring the ins and outs of specifying and ordering a flexible specialty machine tool and having a machine builder produce it.