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LONGER BLADE LIFE LESS WASTE WHEN CUTTING CAST IRON
The patent-pending Diamond blade design from Lenox produces a straight, clean cut for joining cast iron pipe and doubles blade life when cutting cast iron so the user can flip the blade and continue working, rather than having to change blades.
HELICAL CUTTERS INCREASE MILLING VERSATILITY AND PERFORMANCE
Mill 1-14? helical cutters from Kennametal provide greater axial depth-of-cut with little added cost for medium to heavy roughing and semi-finishing in contour profiling, slotting, ramping, helical ramping from solid, and plunge milling.
CENTRIFUGE RECYCLING FOR METAL PARTS DEBURRING
These self-cleaning centrifuge systems from ALMCO Kleentec automatically separate fine particulate matter from water-based solutions and produce a clay-like waste that has no special disposal restrictions.
SHOWTIME: IMTS 2010
The premier manufacturing technology show in the Americas brings together more than 1,000 exhibitors from all over the world to Chicago’s McCormack Place on September 13-18. Two years ago, this event was attended by over 92,000 visitors from 116 countries. This year promises to be even bigger. Don’t miss it.
SPECIAL TOOLS SERVICE FOR SOLID CARBIDE DRILLS
This dispatch method from Precision Dormer quickly turns around custom orders for a wide choice of surface treatments, single or double margin, numerous shank types, solid design or internal coolant and up to three cutting diameters on one drill.
HIGH-SPEED MILLING INNOVATION: LINEAR MOTORS
The extemely fast and dynamic HSM 400U LP from GF AgieCharmilles performs 5-axis simultaneous high-speed machining and delivers powerful performance and precision on all five axes.
SAFETY EYEWEAR FOR PROTECTION IN SWELTERING WORK ENVIRONMENTS
The trendy StarLite® FOAM from Gateway Safety combines a safety spectacle with some safety goggle features that block dirt and debris and help absorb perspiration in warm indoor or outdoor work environments.
FOUR-POSITION TOOL CHANGER ELIMINATES WAIT TIME IN MACHINING
The Matrix Magazine from Toyoda Machinery stages tools for the current part process in a revolver within the tool magazine to eliminate time usually lost waiting for the pocket index.
COMPLEX MULTI-ANGLE MEDIUM TO LARGE PART MACHINING
This horizontal machining center from Kitamura Machinery includes a two-station, 180 deg rotating pallet changer system that can be upgraded to a total of 21 pallets in the field as application needs change.
END MILLS USE INTRICATE GEOMETRY FOR NON-FERROUS MACHINING
H40ALV and H40ALV-RN aluminum end mills from Helical Solutions use a variable-pitch flute configuration with tight cutting diameter tolerances that reduce chatter and tool offset adjustments and optimize tool performance.
TURNING CENTER SHOWCASES ADVANCED METAL CUTTING
An automated turning center with collet-ready spindle from Hardinge includes an automatic gantry, modular pallets that accommodate a range of part diameters, a slant design and auto part center that increases part storage capacity and saves floor space.
5-AXIS CAPABILITIES AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE
This compact trunnion rotary table from Haas Automation puts 5-axis machining capabilities well within reach of the average job shop, with a compact size that provides greater mounting flexibility.
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