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CNC ROUTER TOOLS, MILLS FOR ALUMINUM AND EXOTIC METALS
Here is the industry?s largest offering of cutting and drilling tools targeted at CNC routing of wood, plastic, composite and metal, and milling for exotics typically used in the aerospace, energy, and medical industries.
3D LASER-ETCHED PCD AND CVD-D CHIP BREAKER INSERTS REDUCE DOWNTIME
These inserts combat the stringy ?birds nest? that forms around tools and work pieces when chips fail to break, causing shortened tool life, broken tools, poor finishes and costly machine downtime.
2-FLUTE END MILL FOR ROUGHING AND POCKETING ALUMINUM
This new non-serrated end mill allows heavier material removal rates in roughing and pocketing applications with a generous flute configuration that provides more room for chips.
BEVEL, REMOVE BOILER TUBE MEMBRANE AND OVERLAY ' ALL AT THE SAME TIME
This new membrane and overlay removal head fits onto five standard welding end prep tools to remove all materials simultaneously.
THREAD MILLS FOR DIFFICULT MATERIALS
These solid carbide thread mills are ideal for easy machining of stainless steels, titanium, K-monel, hastelloy, and inconel in medical, aerospace, defense, and computer applications.
WHEN TWINS CONSUME LESS
Going Greener: This technology profile explores the special energy efficient systems integrated into a new Stama twin spindle machining center and how they dramatically reduce electrical and pneumatic energy consumption.
USING MANUFACTURING ECONOMICS TO NAVIGATE A HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT
John Israelsson of Sandvik Coromant USA shows how to use the current economic uncertainty as motivation to evaluate your operations and implement new technology where it provides quantifiable benefits.
A NEW THRESHOLD IN SURFACE FINISHING
Randy Pearson of Siemens Energy & Automation shows how unique approaches in CNC technology are making mold & die operations more productive while yielding significant improvements in surface quality.
QUALITY IS STILL KING: HOW UHPT CAN TRANSFORM U.S. MANUFACTURING
Maximizing Machine Efficiencies: The potential impact of UHPT engineering is staggering. Consider that every U.S. manufacturing plant could revamp the quality of its operations by doubling its machining output, reducing material and utility requirements, offsetting moves to manufacture overseas, and helping to improve national employment and economic conditions. Here?s how.
QUALITY IS STILL KING: TOOL GRINDING FUNDAMENTALS
Part Two of Stop Losing Money: When you sharpen your cutting tools, make sure they retain the highest quality. To do this, let?s explore how to prevent burning the tools, shine up the cutting faces, keep the top rake angles as acute as possible and highly polished, and reduce relief angles to an absolute minimum to give the best edge support and grind life.
THE FORGOTTEN MACHINE TOOL
Randy Pearson of Siemens Energy & Automation revisits how the manual mode operation of a CNC machine tool, especially in the one-off, tool room or repair shop environment, can provide many advantages in cost and employee utilization.
LASERS KICK IT UP A NOTCH
The Best of Both Worlds: Higher speeds and innovative cutting techniques are making 2D laser cutting more versatile and productive on all materials, including thick non-ferrous materials. In the world of 3D laser processing, modular 5-axis laser cutting systems are being tailored to specific application needs. Mike Riley takes a closer look at how these technologies are transforming the industry.
