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SPINDLE OPTIMIZES CUT TIME AND VERSATILITY
This spindle from Toyoda is designed with a removable taper that enables quick changes to accommodate different types of tooling and maximize machine uptime.
METALLIC SEALED COLLETS FOR HIGH PRESSURE APPLICATIONS
Rego-Fix® is expanding its line of revolutionary ER collets with a range of metallic sealed collets. Designed to seal the tool to the collet and the collet to the toolholder, this product is ideal for applications that require coolant pressures up to 2000 psi through the tool.
ALL PURPOSE END MILL WITH CORNER RADIUS
Primary Cutter, LLC offers Supermill, an all-purpose carbide end mill with a corner radius to meet stringent application demands and provide longer tool life.
MAKES CLEAN HOLES IN COMPOSITES
This diamond coated parabolic drill from Onsrud Cutter LP is suitable for drilling both carbon fiber and graphite epoxy materials. The drill is also a lower cost alternative to PCD tipped drills.
INSERTS INCREASE TURNING SPEEDS
Kennametal, Inc. upgraded its line of KC9225? inserts with a coating construction that helps increase turning speeds by twenty to forty percent.
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.
UNIVERSAL TOOL PRESETTING WITHOUT DOWNTIME
Schunk offers its TRISet optical tool presetting and measuring device to measure, check, and adjust tools before using them.
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.
SLIDING HEADSTOCK TURNING CENTER MEETS GENERAL ENGINEERING DEMANDS
Tornos (Lombard, IL) offers the Sigma 20 Pursuit, a sliding headstock turning center specifically designed to meet the demands of the North American general engineering industry.