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NEW TOOL ANATOMY FREES MILLING CAPACITY
BVM Corporation shows how they overcame a critical bottleneck in milling heavy steel forgings when they retooled with Ingersoll Cutting Tools to hog off material faster under unfavorable conditions ? all while reducing the power required to do it.
WHEN RUSH BECOMES ROUTINE
Because most of the business at Turbo Components & Engineering is quick turnaround work, they had to continually adjust their production schedule without disrupting promised delivery dates. When costs threatened to spiral out of control, they installed an ERP system from Global Shop Solutions to successfully manage the hot spots in a system founded on last-minute requests.
INTERNET MONITORING OF MACHINE TOOLS: THE TIME HAS COME
Does it make sense to spend money for such services? Is it dangerous for a company to operate machines connected to the Internet? Can the machine status data be used to make decisions for production processes, beyond the obvious maintenance requirements? Jochen Heinz of Siemens AG answers all of these questions and more.
WISCONSIN MACHINE TOOL SHOW
Coming up October 6-8, the eleventh Wisconsin Machine Tool Show showcases the machine tool industry?s newest metalworking technology. Held biennially, WMTS promises to be one of the most comprehensive manufacturing events in the Midwest this year and one of the largest metalworking shows in the country. You don?t want to miss this one.
HORIZONTAL BAND SAW WITH HYDRAULIC VISING
Standard Spartan Model Hercules S330 swivel head, high speed, horizontal, metal cutting bandsaw with 3 hp, and 60 deg head swivel.
WORK CELL BEAD BLASTING MACHINE
The RSSA-6/SF rotary blast machine is adaptable for deburring, cosmetic finishing and technical surface preparation.
HONING SYSTEM FOR SMALL TWO-STROKE ENGINES MAXIMIZES POWER OUTPUT, REDUCES EMISSIONS
Capable of sizing and finishing hard-coated small-engine cylinders to micron-level accuracy, complementary TC tooling is ideal for blind, ported bores.
HIGH PERFORMANCE FLAP DISCS
These abrasive flap discs grind and finish in one step and are designed for applications where long life and conformity are needed.
STOP LOSING MONEY: LINEAR GUIDES FOR A CUTTING EDGE
Two Birds, One Stone: The linear guides used by this machine tool builder not only saves money by shortening their assembly, delivery and installation times, it also helps create cutting tools with extreme precision and high load capacity for their end users.
STOP LOSING MONEY: SEVERE INTERRUPTED CUTTING
Make The Grade: A severe interrupted cut on a high pressure flange was affecting tool wear and crippling a machining application, so this machine shop changed to a new turning grade for stainless steel, changed the cutting data and started running dry. Result: Output tripled!
STOP LOSING MONEY: FIVE-AXIS TRIMMING
Get With The Program: This fabricator was plagued with bottlenecks created by vacuum-formed parts with complex features that needed trimming. After using a CNC router with 5-axis trimming capabilities to overcome the bottlenecks, they now program all their vacuum-formed parts for trimming.
BLOWING IN THE WIND: MACHINING OPPORTUNITIES
Seed The Need: The push towards wind power creates many opportunities for contract machine shops to penetrate the alternative energy market. They need machine tools geared towards machining wind turbine components. This corporate profile presents some brands they might consider.
