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Nampower Brushes
Brush Research Manufacturing has introduced a unique new line of Nampower abrasive nylon brushes that contain a combination of ceramic and silicon carbide filaments to deliver maximum burr removal rates and ideal surface finish in one operation.
HBM-SC Series Bandsaws
Behringer has expanded its HBM series of high-performance bandsaws to include the new HBM-SC series.
BALINI PERTURA
Due to an optimized nanostructure that creates a balance of improved hardness, toughness, and resistance to residual stresses, BALINIT PERTURA from Oerlikon Balzers stands out as a universal coating solution for high-performance solid-carbide drills in a variety of drilling applications.
PVD Coating
Platit Inc. recently hosted an open house in Libertyville, Ill., where the Switzerland-based toolcoating company presented cutting-tool and wear-part coating machines based on plasma-generating physical vapor deposition technology. The animation here offers an "insider's" view of the company's coating equipment.
Growing with Swiss Automation
Swiss Automation Inc. employs 172 people and runs 115 machines in two locations in Chicago's northwest suburbs. In the past year the company expanded by about 25 percent when it opened its second location, adding some 56 employees and 26 new machines.
Recycling coolant
A promotional report prepared by Universal Separators Inc., based in Verona, Wis., provides an in-depth look at the company's SmartSkim coolant recycling system. The company offers a line of SmartSkim products and services to handle skimming and capturing floating oils and other contaminants from industrial process fluids.
Grinding friability
A wheel manufacturer recommended that a machine shop switch from brown alumina to white alumina because the latter is more friable. For his 25th episode, Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, analyzes the wisdom of this move.
Magnetic attraction: General Industry Coverage
END USER: The TMF Center, (765) 762-1000 CHALLENGE: Reduce setup and changeover times when machining large parts. SOLUTION: A modular magnetic workholding system. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Techniks Inc., (877) 354-3837, www.techniksusa.com
No more blowups: Drilling Performance
END USER: Marquardt Engineering Inc., (847) 669-0690, www.marquardt-eng.com. CHALLENGE: Eliminate chatter to prevent indexable inserts from blowing up and causing catastrophic tool body failure when drilling 4150 prehardened steel. SOLUTION: A new drill body and inserts. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Tungaloy America Inc., (888) 554-8394, www.tungaloyamerica.com
Long, hard life: General Industry Coverage
One of the Look Ahead features in this month's Cutting Tool Engineering magazine covers a new CBN superabrasive for grinding wheels that extends wheel life and lowers grinding forces.
Supercool: Turning Performance
Find out more about a cryogenic lubrication technology based on supercritical CO2 in this month's Look Ahead feature.
Making the most of metal sawing
The Shop Operations column in the December 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine offers some tips when sawing metal.
