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WAY OIL AND COOLANT SEPARABILITY

Because they affect both machining precision and the service life of the metalworking fluid, slideway lubricants are integral to the productivity of modern machine shops. Here are some tips from Mobil Industrial Lubricants on selecting the correct slideway lubricants for your application.

Tallying True Costs

When a machine spindle goes down, much more is involved than simply the bottom-line review of a repair bill or the purchase price of a new spindle. Additional underlying costs include more than dollars. Ed Zitney of SKF Machine Tool Services examines what you can do to help save time and money when a good spindle fails.

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.

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