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Explore 81 published CTE resources related to Composite across 22 articles, 44 products, 5 videos, and 10 news items.
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Cellulose-based components mass produced with AP&T press line
CGTech announces worldwide reseller agreement
AM-produced mandrels provide new market opportunities
Composites manufacturing with advanced programming strategies
Composite material cutters offer a growing opportunity for toolmakers
The next generation of surface profilometer for in-process inspection
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Taming the ‘Nastalloys’: Turning Performance
Tips for turning nickel-based superalloys.
Powder Power: General Industry Coverage
Tungsten-carbide grades to use in tools for different applications.
Building for Micromachining
Creating the machine tools that make microparts.
Three Paths Forward: Testing & Quality Assurance
Software options from basic to advanced for on-machine part measurement.
Coolant Calculus
Improving the grinding process via coolant nozzle design.
Working Software Hard: Design & Engineering
Features in CAM software that save programming time.
Changing Quick-Change
Though ITI Tooling Co. Inc. introduced the Varia Rapid-Change Tooling System some four years ago, the company's product manager—Lee Hebenstreit—says word of this technology has not yet spread throughout the markets it could help. That's why the company produced a 22-second video showing the Varia tool changing system in action.
Taming the ‘Nastalloys’
Interrupted turning is common in aero-engine machining, said Sean Holt, aerospace specialist for Sandvik Coromant Co., Fair Lawn, N.J. There, a complete, finished component is machined out of a single, large block of material (most commonly Inconel 718) in several process stages that involve accurately removing a vast amount of material to meet strict parameters for the finished part's dimensions and characteristics. Sandvik Coromant claims to have cutting tools and machining methods that greatly improve aerospace component manufacturing.
Facing Hard Facing
Greenleaf Corp. introduced its WG-300 ceramic composite tool material about 25 years ago. The ceramic matrix is reinforced with silicon-carbide "whiskers" that boost toughness. Initially applied in the relatively constant cutting conditions of turning operations, the composite tools provided a significant increase in productivity when roughing aerospace alloys. Shops are now using WG-300 tools in hard milling operations.
Changing Quick-Change: General Industry Coverage
New tooling that makes quick tool changes quicker.
Big Parts, One Setup: General Industry Coverage
Reducing setups and increasing safety by multitask machining large parts.
Composition Matters: General Industry Coverage
Knowing the aluminum alloy grades allows shops to maximize productivity.
