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MAKE THE GRADE
Feel the Heat: These two new grades are ideal for high production, high speed turning and milling steel applications.
TOOLING TAKES POLE POSITION
Pull a Fast One: This machine shop runs two shifts just as hard as their vehicles on the racing circuits. They keep up with fast turnaround jobs by using a new automated tool management system that focuses on machining – not searching – for the necessary tools.
THE END OF CHAOS
Quiet Riot: Because inventory was out of control, this tool crib was the busiest area in the plant. No one knew where any tools were to manufacture scheduled assemblies. But now, after installing an integrated tool management system, the tool crib is the quietest area in the building.
FIT TO KILL
Survival Of The Fittest: This advanced machining operation kills their competition by integrating tool holders and shrink-fit technology into a single system that ensures machine accuracy and lengthens tool and spindle life.
FAST AND SIMPLE TAPER GAGING ON PRESS BRAKES
Cincinnati Incorporated offers an innovative system that speeds and simplifies taper gaging on press brakes for making angular bends.
CREDIT BUBBLE WILL HAVE LASTING EFFECT ON ECONOMY
The NTMA Business Projections Report for Winter 2008 states that the bursting of the credit bubble will likely have a lasting effect on the economy this year, though some sectors will remain strong.
2D PROFILE MILLING OF TITANIUM COMPONENTS
This innovative long-edge cutting tool from Sandvik Coromant is highly resistant to axial forces and uses four cutting edges to provide productive and economical machining.
NEW TWIST ON WIPER GEOMETRIES FOR HIGH FEED MACHINING
Seco Tools Inc. offers Helix? wiper geometries for operations in high feed machining of case hardened steels where standard wipers cannot be used.
HIGH-SPEED CNC ROTARY TABLE
Lyndex Nikken offers its 5AX-200II CNC Rotary Table, designed for high-speed rotation. The table performs with high accuracy and has the fastest rotating and tilting speeds in the industry as well as exceptional brake torque.
COLLET ADAPTATION CHUCKS
Hardinge offers its HCAC® Collet Adaptation Chucks. These chucks will adapt any spindle to accept C-series collets, 3J collets, B42/ B65 collets, #22/ #11 B&S collets, style-S master collets and dead-length® collets.
TURNING INSERTS FOR STAINLESS STEEL
Kennemetal, Inc. has developed new UP turning inserts for its Kenna Perfect turning system in order to offer improved turning geometry for demanding stainless steel applications. The new design offers improved chip control in 300-series stainless steels and provides a soft cutting action, resulting in lower cutting forces.
INTERRUPTED CUTTING OF HARDENED STEELS
Sumitomo’s new PcBN premium grade BNC300 features a ceramic-based coating and machines hardened steels with interrupted cuts. The BNC300’s tough PcBN substrate, combined with a TiAIN ceramic gold coating, result in extended tool life in interrupted turning applications.
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