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Ceratizit Acquires Diamond Tool Manufacturer Becker
This deal expands their tooling footprint for applications in cutting exotic, difficult-to-machine materials.
U.S. Cutting Tool Orders Remain Flat
November orders of $168.8 million were basically unchanged from the previous month.
Emuge Introduces Tool Reconditioning in U.S.
Services include complete regrinding of taps, drills and end mills to their original geometry.
Wear-Optimization App Helps Decrease Wear Rates and Associated Costs
The app from Walter USA enables users from any mobile device and operating system to identify all specific forms of wear on indexable-insert and round-tool solid carbide applications, from milling, drilling and threading to turning, grooving and parting.
Robotic Tool Change System
Ideal for medium payload range automotive applications, the compact MPS 130 fully automatic tool change system from Stäubli is only 1.8 kg on the robot side and 1.1 kg on the tool side, with a maximum load of 100 kg and a bending moment of 900 Nm.
Automated Tool Change Increases Machine Tool Capability
With a stop block that is custom made for each machine type so that it fits perfectly, the Alberti Leonardo electric spindle from Koma Precision can achieve speeds of 60,000 rpm while maintaining the spindle position and accuracy.
Integrated Digital Tooling Portal
Compatible with all mobile and desktop devices, My Pages from Seco Tools provides easy, round-the-clock access and transparency for every user in every part of the machining process, from the operator and programmer to purchasing.
Connecting Tools for The Internet of Things
CoroPlus from Sandvik Coromant is a platform of connected tools and software that can send and/or receive data to reduce data waste and improve manufacturing processes from pre- to post-machining.
Opening a Connected Path from Digital Art to Part to Profit
Having data is not enough. Whether the data is identifying and describing the workpiece, the materials, the machines that will make it, the approval specification or other manufacturing criteria, all of the information must be organized in a manner which allows the data to work for you. This is where the digital intelligence of the smart factory comes into play.
Tool Management
The Smart Factory uses cyber-physical automation for tool management at every stage: from purchasing to programming to operation; from selecting, ordering and maintaining the proper tools for particular jobs to precise recommendations for cutting data to generating CNC programs for specific applications.
Mastercam and Emuge Establish Partnership
They will share technical data and best practices on machining applications and programs, do joint seminars and training, and collaborate on machining solutions for North American manufacturers.
Cutting Tool Orders Down Slightly
Indicators still point to moderate growth as orders slip to $169 million in October.
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