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Insert Geometry
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Gear toothing with Schwanog
Schwanog's PWP broaching system reportedly can produce internal and external shapes, such as serrations, splines, hexagons and keyways, on CNC lathes with a c-axis. The system includes an insert ground to create the desired shape, a retaining screw and a steel toolholder.
Diabolical ironclad beetle research
A study by engineers at Purdue University and University of California, Irvine, found that the toughness of a diabolical ironclad beetle lies in its two armorlike elytra that meet at a line, or suture, running the length of the abdomen.
Bluco Corp.’s precision modular fixturing
Every minute that a CNC machine sits idle while being tooled up for the next job costs money. Bluco Corp.'s modular fixturing solutions get machines back up and running in less than half the time it takes to manually set up a job.
Marposs monitoring solutions
Marposs provides a full range of top-quality, innovative solutions for real-time tool and process monitoring and detection of machine conditions to improve machine efficiency, deliver higher quality and reduce costs.
CGTech’s Vericut Force software extends cutting tool life
CGTech Inc.'s Vericut Force extends cutting tool life by using a manufacturer's recommended cutting parameters to optimize NC programs, keeping chip thickness maximized and constant.
VELO3D signs agreement with Italian equipment distributor
CRP Meccanica an equipment distributor in Modena, Italy, signed an agreement with VELO3D to be an exclusive distributor for VELO3D's advanced Supportfree Metal 3D printing systems in the Italian market.
Drag finishing equipment increases tooling life
Voestalpine Rotec GmbH, a global leader in the manufacture of precision steel pipes and tubes, integrated an automated Rösler drag finishing system, the R 4/700 SF, that doubled the usable life of stamping tools.
Teamcenter Quality software
Teamcenter Quality helps keep product development, quality planning and continuous improvement processes in synchronization to help maximize the value of change management and configuration management capabilities on the Teamcenter collaboration platform.n
DBS60I-W IP69K Incremental Encoder
The SICK DBS60I-W washdown encoder delivers all the high-resolution performance of SICK's popular DBS60 incremental encoder but in a robust IP69K-rated, 316L (V4A) stainless steel housing. The specially developed deflector shield is designed to protect the shaft seal from ingress of water and caustic chemicals during high-pressure washdown. As a result, the washdown encoder promises a long product life, protecting machine reliability and availability on food processing, bottling, and packaging lines.
NUMai Software Package
NUMai software can be utilized as soon as a machine tool has been commissioned and is ready to start production, or on a machine that is already being employed for production purposes. The software initially acquires all pertinent operating data over a period of time, typically a number of hours, while the machine is being used for normal production tasks. Ideally, a diversity of part programs is run, involving a variety of different machining conditions, in order to ensure that the data is as comprehensive and reliable as possible.
Episode 105: Cylindrical Master 2020
After a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Grinding Doc video series on Cutting Tool Engineering's website resumes with a special two-hour episode about Cylindrical Master 2020, an Excel program developed by Dr. Jeffrey Badger, aka The Grinding Doc.
The Grinding Doc video series returns
After a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Grinding Doc video series on Cutting Tool Engineering's website resumes with a special two-hour episode about Cylindrical Master 2020, an Excel program developed by Dr. Jeffrey Badger, aka the Grinding Doc. The 105th episode of the Grinding Doc video series provides a detailed description of the Cylindrical Master program that Badger developed during the pandemic.
