General Shop Equipment & Supplies

When cylindrical OD plunge grinding, Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, says you can play around with the parameters without affecting cycle time. Watch the 7th episode of the video series now.

A double-end chamfering machine from J.F. Berns Co. Inc. accepts 0.100"- to 2.0"-dia, 4'- to 12'-long bars. The machine includes a bundle loader infeed and servocontrolled chamfer heads.

Hexagon Metrology announced the release of PC-DMIS 2010, the latest version of its CAD-based metrology software.

Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH's BA 322 twin-spindle machining center from EMAG LLC USA has a 300mm distance between the two spindles, as well as two worktables.

ZPS America LLC, Indianapolis, IN, announced its newest cam-driven 6-spindle automatic lathe with 67mm bar capacity. The rigid, European-built machine is designed for continuous or series production of precision-turned parts.

Seco Tools Inc. has announced the availability of its new range of Liteline fine boring heads and holders. They have a high strength-to-weight ratio for faster tool changes and quicker spindle acceleration, according to the company.

The Machinist APPrentice 2010 is an iPhone application from Smart Calculations LLC that solves math problems for machinists, programmers and engineers.

BobCAD-CAM software has released their BobCAM for SolidWorks add-in for SolidWorks design software customers worldwide.

SmartCAMcnc has announced the field test release of SmartCAM V17.0.

Machinist's Corner column for March 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Part Time column for March 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Shop Operations column for March 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.