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SPEED CYCLE TIMES
Sheet metal fabricators looking to quickly create unique forms and shapes have four new ways to get rolling on their punch presses. With the addition of the Rolling Logo, Rolling Knurl, Rolling EKO and Rolling Flare tools to the Wilson Wheel family, Wilson Tool International puts elusive levels of speed and flexibility within reach to speed cycle times.
NEW LOW PROFILE RADIAL POLE CHUCKS WITH SOLID TOP PLATES
SAV North America, the North American subsidiary of Spann Automations Normteiletechnik (SAV) GmbH of Nuremberg, Germany, is introducing a line of radial pole chucks in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. These chucks for OD, ID, and face grinding and turning operations range in size from 6 in to 16 in diameters (150 mm to 40 mm) and low profiles from 2.2 in to 2.9 in (57 mm to 75 mm).
NEW SOLID CARBIDE DRILLS FOR HIGH PRODUCTIVITY AND LOW COST PER HOLE
Seco Tools Inc. has announced the availability of Feedmax, its latest generation of high performance solid carbide drills capable of achieving high cutting speed (up to 770 ft/min) and high feed (up to 0.028 in/rev) for increased productivity.
NEW UNILOCK STARTER KIT IMMEDIATELY REDUCES SETUP TIME
BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling introduces a complete workholding solution in one simple Unilock Starter Kit. The Unilock kit allows users to plug the components immediately into their production cell, instantly eliminating setup time and increased productivity.
MINIMIZE TOOL CHANGE TIME WITH MATRIX TOOL MAGAZINE
The Matrix Tool Magazine from Toyoda Machinery is a stationary tool storage rack that allows Toyoda HMCs to be tooled for more part numbers, keeps back up tools on hand, and eliminates time-consuming trips to the tool room. The Matrix Magazine can accommodate up to 500 tools, and the compact version can hold up to 184 tools.
CUT TO THE CHASE
Viewpoint Revisited: Two years after this presentation was originally published, the insights being explored to bring cutting technology to the frontline of U.S. manufacturing are worth thinking through one more time, in the face of some potentially tough economic times.
SMARTER AND SIMPLER
A Jig-less Tooling Concept: Sweden is a high-cost country, but SAAB Aerostructures keeps winning orders ? currently supplying the latest programs of both Airbus and Boeing with composite parts. Richard Lindquits of SAAB shows us one of the key techniques he uses to remain a preferred supplier to the big integrators.
6-Jaw Power Chuck for Compensation and Precision
The ROTA NCS 6-jaw power chuck from Schunk ensures minimum deformation of the workpieces and allows high precise machining. Active pull-down force distributed on six jaws, highest axial run-out accuracy and the best run-out. This sealed 6-jaw power chuck is…
Speed Saves at Riviera Tool Company
Riviera Tool Company speeds SLAB Milling up to 40 percent.
SRS Series Gas Springs Reduce Pad Bounce by as Much as 90 Percent
All SRS models feature built-in return stroke speed dampening to eliminate pad bounce.
Face Milling Systems Boost Productivity
With a steel and aluminum body construction that offers reduced weight, improved rigidity and vibration-dampening characteristics, this face-milling system is designed to achieve high speeds and high-productivity results, especially for high-volume aluminum milling operations.
Solid Carbide Thread Mills Offer Increased Efficiency, High-Confidence Machining
The cutters produce threads for applications 1 in and under in a wide range of soft and pre-hardened steels to 58 Rc, stainless steels, aluminum, cast iron, titanium, inconel and difficult to machine exotics.
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