Cutting Tools & Tooling

Makino introduces the a40 horizontal machining center purpose-built for nonferrous die-cast parts machining.

BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc. introduces a new small-diameter indexable rough boring solution for a range not previously available.

The new EWN 2-50XL Boring Kit from BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc. now offers a turnkey precision boring tooling solution for the diameter range of .700"-6.000" in its entirety.

Working in cooperation with the French company, TFTLabs SAS, OPEN MIND Technologies AG has developed a CAD conversion interface that converts CATIA V5 data to hyperCAD-S data both quickly and flexibly.

Dormer Pramet has launched a catalog app detailing its comprehensive program of indexable tools for milling, turning and hole-making applications.

Available from ITI Tooling Co. Inc., the SAUTER family of crown-type live tool turrets, typically used on multi-station and in-line transfer machines, has recently been upgraded and expanded, with the largest having a standard drive motor rating of up to 20 hp.

Cutting plastics and composite materials is a special discipline. Only with application-optimized tools can acceptable service lives and qualities be achieved in a cost-effective manner.

LA-MAN Corp. says it has a unique approach to providing filtration for compressed air systems.

Koma Precision Inc. has introduced the new TH Line angle heads from Alberti.

LENOX announces the expansion of the CircTech Precision platform with the newCircTech Precision CM200.

Machine tool supplier Methods Machine Tool, Inc., Sudbury, Mass., has expanded its Southern California operation, increasing the number of sales/application engineering and service personnel by eight and offering a full range of machine tool solutions from all of Methods' partner brands.

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