Turning

Products • April 1, 2010

Hydrobar Sprint 542

The Hydrobar Sprint 542 automatic bar loader from LNS America Inc. feeds 12' round, hexagonal or square bar stock with diameters from ¼" to 1-⁵⁄₈" (5mm to 42mm) into fixed- or sliding-headstock turning machines.

Products • April 1, 2010

Multi-Grind

Knuth Machine Tools USA offers the Knuth Multi-Grind grinding machine for tool and die construction, mechanical production, design processes, laboratories and training.

Products • April 1, 2010

Grade TP0500

Seco Tools Inc. has announced the availability of TP0500, its newest turning grade to feature one of the company's wear-resistant Duratomic coatings.

Products • April 1, 2010

Beyond

The new Beyond line of high-performance turning products from Kennametal Inc. now includes two new geometries in round inserts for improved productivity in turning steel, stainless steels, cast irons and high-temperature alloys: RU (Roughing Universal) and UP (Universal Positive).

Products • March 1, 2010

RLP40 and OLP40

Renishaw's new RLP40 and OLP40 lathe inspection probes offer a choice of signal transmission technologies – radio or optical – to make part setup and inspection on turning centers accurate, simple and reliable.

Products • March 1, 2010

FixtureWorks

As part of its ongoing drive to provide customers—OEMs, shop owners, manufacturing engineers, tooling specialists, setup technicians, fixture, workholding and jig designers—with the innovative tools and technologies needed to enhance quality and productivity throughput, Fixtureworkscontinues to expand its product offering to encompass an ever growing list of stainless steel fixturing, workholding and operating elements.

Products • March 1, 2010

T-42

Hardinge Inc. has released the T-42 Super-Precision turning centers.

Products • March 1, 2010

1B insert

A new turning geometry for the finish turning of components manufactured from steel to the most difficult-to-machine materials, such as high-temperature alloys, has been launched by ATI Stellram.

Articles • February 1, 2010 • Alan Richter

As the robots turn

Integrated automation of turning centers can be the solution to meeting production schedules and profit goals.

Articles • January 1, 2010 • Alan Richter

A world of skills

Youth skills training for machinists takes place in schools with metalworking programs and in connection with competitions, such as WorldSkills.

Articles • October 1, 2009 • Edmund Isakov, Ph.D.

Tool steels’ dual personality

The guidelines for turning of tool steels include both tool- and part-making applications.

Articles • July 1, 2009

Cranking out power

Eagle Machine Inc., in Abbotsford, B.C., frequently takes on challenging jobs, such as modifying a diving bell for deep-sea submarine rescues or designing and machining a set of solid aluminum wheels for an 800-mph land speed car based on an F-104 jet aircraft. Owner Steve Green said, "People come to us with the craziest things because other people tell them, 'the only place you can go is Eagle Machine.' "