CAREview
United Grinding Technologies announces the launch of CAREview Version 1.0, a means of equipment and production monitoring.
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General Shop Equipment & Supplies
Latest in General Shop Equipment & Supplies
Vericut Reviewer
CGTech offers a new tool for communicating and collaborating with other people outside of the NC programming department.
Will tinkering ever get another chance?
Cutting Tool Engineering Editorial Director Alan Rooks recalls an era when repairing things was still in fashion.
Cutting back spotfacing cycle time
END USER: Fulflo Specialties Inc., (937) 783-2411, www.fulflo.com. CHALLENGE: Increase tool life in back spotfacing of stainless steel hydraulic relief valve bodies. SOLUTION: Custom tool for difficult-to-machine workpiece materials. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Heule Tool Corp., (513) 860-9900, www.heuletool.com
Killing setup time: Turning Performance
END USER: Highland Products Corp., (440) 352-4777, www.highlandproducts.com. CHALLENGE: Reduce setup time when employing high-pressure coolant for Swiss-style machining. SOLUTION: A through-coolant Swiss-style toolholder that directs coolant over the insert to the tool/workpiece interface. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Streamliner & Associates Inc., (814) 440-1548, www.streamlinertools.com
Identifying workpiece materials: General Industry Coverage
The Shop Operations column from the May 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering addresses the importance of identifying workpiece materials with sight and touch.
Ground Round: General Industry Coverage
Developments in superabrasive grinding wheels for producing ceramic balls.
Don’t take hearing for granted
Machinist's Corner columnist Michael Deren cautions others not to take their hearing for granted in the May 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Push and shove to generate business
A little or a lot of pushing and shoving is important when it comes to managing and directing the operations of a machine shop, according to the Manager's Desk column in the May 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.
Hard Prep: Turning Performance
Various edge preparations are available for PCBN inserts when hard turning, but not all are equal.
Head start: Drilling Performance
Adjustable finish boring heads allow for a range of diameters to be machined with one tool. Finish boring can take some time but achieves tight hole tolerance and fine surface finish requirements. And if a fine finish and tight tolerance are not required, rough boring might suffice.
High-speed demo
Even with a rigid setup, the high cutting forces from driving chips into the T-land face generate small vibrations, which can be seen with Federal-Mogul Corp.'s high-speed video system.
