Product Demos

Presented as an online supplement to Cutting Tool Engineering's July 2012 report on high-speed milling, the following video from the RobbJack Corp., Lincoln, Calif., demonstrate a variety of high-speed milling operations.

Presented as an online supplement to Cutting Tool Engineering's June 2012 report on "Replacement Parts," CTEplus offers a closer look at some of the superabrasive tools and technology offered by Abrasive Technology Inc., Lewis Center, Ohio.

Knight Carbide recently issued this animated case study involving the production of a custom part radius for a hollow mill operation. The objective was to eliminate bird nesting, reduce machine down time and increase performance.<br><br>View Knight Carbide's animated case study below.

Amada Machine Tools demonstrated its new S-10 modular multitask machine during a recent press briefing at its Technical Center in Schaumburg, Ill.

A Makino Machining Complex integrated with two a71 horizontal machining centers is used to produce conveyor chain assemblies for the coal mining industry in this video report shot at Cincinnati Mine Machinery.

The CS-70NC is a CNC automatic carbide cold saw, a high performance sawing solution for cutting high alloy, carbon, non-ferrous, and tool steel grade materials with ease. The Baileigh Industrial machine features a heavy duty design with the carbide saw blade mounted to a ridged blade containment system tied to a heavy hydraulic pivot system (note: servo to ball screw is available if required). This heavy containment system and pivot are said to allow for little vibration producing only the highest tolerances and surface finish, according to the company's YouTube channel.

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.

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.

This short video provides some insight into the benefits and time savings afforded by a universal grinding machine. It is presented as supplemental information to Cutting Tool Engineering's December 2011 cover story, "A Pitch for Thread Grinding."

The Vollmer of America Corp. recently held its PCD Days at its headquarters in Carnegie, Pa. This brief video report offers a glimpse at two of the machines on display during the technical conference: the QXD 200 rotary erosion and QWD760 wire-erosion units.

The following video, which accompanies an industry news item (below) from the October 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, provides a brief glimpse of the direct metal laser sintering process for additive metal fabrication.

Makino Inc. introduced its new iQ300 Micromachining Center at imX, the interactive manufacturing experience at the Las Vegas Convention Center Sept. 12-14. John Bradford, the Micromachining R&D manager for Makino, walks through the features and capabilities of the new machine.