General Shop Equipment & Supplies

Episode 60 of the Grinding Doc Video Series involves a shop that was cylindrical grinding a 50mm diameter part that proved to be out of spec despite in-process gauging that showed otherwise. About the Grinding Doc Video Series: Thanks to his work as an independent grinding consultant and the author of the "Ask the Grinding Doc" column in Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, Dr. Jeffrey Badger routinely receives questions about grinding from shops all over the world. Through the magazine column and this video series, he provides shops with the insight and guidance they seek.

Posted as a supplement to "Variations on a theme," a feature article published in the June 2015 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering, this video shows Millstar's indexable-insert milling tools machining aluminum. Tried-and-true aluminum alloys continue to do the job for multiple applications, and toolmakers have enhanced their offerings to more effectively machine a metal that's generally considered easy to cut. One such offering is a new line of indexable-insert cutters for milling aluminum from Millstar, Orion Township, Mich. Vice President Ron Field said one industry the cutting tools are targeting is moldmaking, which has seen an increase in the production of 6061 and 7075 aluminum plastic-injection molds. An aluminum mold won't last as long as a steel one, but it's easier and cheaper to machine and offers better heat conductivity for water lines, so the molded parts cool quickly and cycle times can be reduced.

The National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS), a standards and certification body, and the Gene Haas Foundation (GHF), which provides scholarships to schools for students entering technical training programs, are partnering to provide scholarship funds directly to select SkillsUSA students.

The University of Louisville and UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science organization, in May announced plans for a 3D printing training facility—named the UL Additive Manufacturing Competency Center—that is set to open this fall adjacent to the university campus.

Theorem's Solutions announces that the latest Publish 3D V.18 is available and ready to ship with new and improved product features and enhancements for Theorem's Publish 3D suite of products for the NX user.

The latest version of OPEN MIND's CAM/CAD suite hyperMILL will include a host of new optimizations, machining strategies and intuitive features that can further exploit the possibilities of modern CNC machines whilst enhancing ease of use.

Siemens has added three new functions to the Sinumerik Operate graphical user interface making it easier to operate turning and milling machines.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 50.5 retaining magnet assemblies, disk-shaped, with tapped hole in metric sizes.

SPRING Technologies announces the worldwide launch of NCSIMUL CAM.

J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 350.5 and GN 350.5-NI steel and stainless steel leveling sets, with spherical washer and locknut, in metric sizes.

Pfannenberg has developed the Series PWW water-to-water heat exchangers.