Machine Tool Attachments & Accessories

Methods Machine Tools Inc. has introduced the new FANUC RoboCut iE Wire EDM Series, featuring a new power supply for highly accurate and efficient cutting performance in challenging materials.

Brush Research Manufacturing Co. Inc.'s Flex-Hone tools blend and radius sharp edges and remove microburrs on chamfered holes.

Mastercut Tool Corp. manufactures burs with various shapes, cuts and coatings. The tools are made from tungsten carbide on CNC machines.

DMG/Mori Seiki's NTX2000 integrated mill turn center is a new model in the range of the X-class machines that have been designed to meet the needs of today's machine tool users. The NTX2000 is a compact integrated mill turn center with a maximum workpiece size of 660mm x 1,540mm.

DMG/Mori Seiki USA's X-Class machine has a thick, high-rigidity bed with X- and Z-axis linear guides in a high position, and a spindle with large-diameter bearing.

Sound hoods for automated deburring and finishing equipment, to help industrial companies provide a safer, more comfortable environment for workers while achieving noise levels that meet regulatory agency requirements, are now available as standard and custom units from ALMCO Inc.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has developed a universal gear grinding machine, the ZE40A, which is capable of high-precision machining of various sizes of gears up to 600mm in diameter.

Lexair Inc. introduces a new low-profile stationary collet closer that uses quick-change vulcanized collet heads.

Stama America announces the introduction of its MC 726/MT-2C mill/turn, twin spindle machining centers for the automotive, fluid power, tooling, medical and other industries, where parts needs to be milled and turned in production operations.

The FVM-3016 from Chevalier Machinery Inc. is a DCL Type Double Column Vertical Machining Center offered, and it features heavy duty precision and state-of-the-art spindles that will make any job easier to complete.

December 2010 Machine Technology column in Cutting Tool Engineering observes the importance of the frequency of the sound in resolving chatter.

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