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Spindles By (External) Design

Ed Zitney of SKF Machine Tool Services explains why understanding how a particular machine tool spindle design will benefit an application can provide a big assist in helping to realize its ideal operation and performance consistent with the job at hand.

CABLE CARRIERS REDUCE AUTOMATION COSTS

Reduce wear and stress on cables and hoses: Check. Prevent entanglement and improve operator safety: Check. Withstand high speeds and accelerations: Check. Cable carriers from igus can do it all and even be pre-configured online, too. Let’s see . . . Added value: Check.

RETROFIT BRINGS MASSIVE FLOOR-TYPE MILL UP TO MODERN STANDARDS

Mine of Information: An old Gray horizontal boring mill used in the mining industry was electrically upgraded with CNC technology from NUM Corporation by automation systems integrator MasterControls to achieve higher precision, compatibility with RS274 G-code programming, probing functionality, and an industrial PC front-end with unlimited program storage and networking . . . all for a fraction of the cost of a new machine.

PROPER CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Even though a machine tool spindle is a high-precision machine component, more often than not it is handled carelessly, forced to perform well beyond design limitations, or otherwise abused to the breaking point. Ed Zitney of SKF Machine Tool Services shows how proper care and maintenance can make all the difference in both its operation and longevity in service.

ALL PURPOSE INDUSTRIAL VACUUM DOES IT ALL

The compressed-air 110 gal Reversible Drum Vac™ from EXAIR Corporation handles coolant, hydraulic oils, spills, sludge, tramp oil and waste water. Coolant sumps are easily refilled, floor spills vacuumed, or contaminated liquids transferred to filtration tanks in minutes.

STICK SLIP! OR, WHAT MAKES SLIDEWAYS AND VIOLINS DIFFERENT?

Minimizing friction is the prime target for many lubricant applications. But this primer from Mobil Industrial Lubricants explains why that is simply not good enough in machine tool slideways, and how smooth and precise slideway operation require special attention to the friction properties of the lubricant.

SECOND GENERATION: ADAPTATION AND REINVENTION

Winner Take All: Imagine encountering a sluggish economy, technological change, industrial shifts and changes in consumer preferences, all at the same time. To compete within all of these challenges, Emerson Bearing restructured, increased the size of their warehouse and offered strategic inventories at several price points.

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