Silver-tec Silver Turning Inserts
Walter USA LLC has introduced the new Tiger̢蠉ã¢tec Silver Turning for steel turning applications.
Operation / Process
Turning
GO/NO-GO Plug Gages
Emuge Corp. has introduced a comprehensive line of precision fixed limit that are manufactured to ANSI/ASME B1.2 (Unified Inch) and ANSI/ASME B1.16M (Metric M) standards.
Power play
Like most machine tool builders, Mori Seiki Co. Ltd. is focused on making its machines more energy efficient. In addition, the company is focused on making the factories that make those machines more energy efficient. For example, Nagoya, Japan-based Mori Seiki is implementing energy-reduction programs and equipment at its operations in Iga, Japan.r The Iga campus' goal is to reduce electricity consumption by 30 percent in 2013 compared to 2012. The campus has already reduced energy consumption 10 percent by installing high-efficiency air conditioners, switching from mercury lamps to high-efficiency fluorescent lamps and operating compressors more efficiently.
Hi-TECH 450 Horizontal Turning Center
The Hi-TECH 450 horizontal turning center from Hwacheon Machinery America has a 500mm turning diameter and 1,350mm turning length.
An eye for wear
A machine vision system for inspecting cutting tool wear.
Fight, fight for old Manufacturing U.
When I read about The Brookings Institution's proposal to develop 20 U.S. manufacturing universities, my first thought was "what will the mascots be for the football teams?" Purdue already has the time-honored "Boilermakers" moniker but what about the others? Would they be the Michigan Machinists, the Caltech CAD/CAMs, the Lehigh Lasers or, maybe, the Fightin' Facemills?
Calculated forces when turning
The cutting force when turning is a resultant force that combines tangential, feed and radial force components. These force components can be measured with a three-component force dynamometer. Metalcutting professionals consider Kistler dynamometers the most accurate.
Victory Turning Grades
With positive feedback from pre-launch customers, new high-performance WIDIA Victory turning grades reportedly deliver increased productivity with improved surface finishes and longer tool life across steel, stainless steel, cast irons, and specialty alloys.
Tiger-tec Silver Insert Geometries
Walter USA LLC has announced that its Tiger-tec Silver for Turning product line has fielded four new cutting tool insert geometries: the RP5 for roughing, the MP5 for medium machining, the MP3 for low carbon steels, and the FP5 for finishing.
E47 Counterboring Insert Geometry
Walter has introduced E47, the versatile new counterboring insert geometry designed for use with the Walter BoringMEDIUM and Walter BoringMAXI tooling systems.
GN 119-NI Door Locks
J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 119-NI Door Locks in Stainless Steel, in metric sizes.
The Road Ahead
AMT's latest Global Forecasting & Manufacturing Conference found reasons for both caution and optimism.