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NEW TOOLING: TICKET TO STARDOM
80 Percent Growth Last Year Alone: This fabricator is reinventing its business with full service metal fabrication and branded products – and new punch press tooling is helping to fuel its growth.
FULL SPEED AHEAD
Take the Driver’s Seat: This North Carolina shop added a direct-drive rotary system for speed and accuracy to reduce cycle time by 30 percent and capture opportunities to expand into the pharmaceutical market.
MINI CLAMP VISES ARE PERFECT FOR MULTI-FACE MACHINING
Mold Making Delight: Ideal for machining complicated workpieces in a single clamping operation.
Stainless Steel Series Introduced
Cutting stainless steel on a CNC router can be a challenging task due to the high spindle rpm found on routers. Onsrud Cutter has solved this problem by developing a line of tools, which are capable of running at high spindle speeds while providing good tool life.
NEW TOOL CATALOG FOR MOLD MAKERS, DIE MAKERS, ENGRAVERS & DIE SINKERS
A new 256-page tool catalog has just been published by Falcon Tool Company, Inc. that includes over 15,000 tools and accessories, all illustrated and priced.
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.
FACE MILLS: MAXIMUM MILLING PERFORMANCE IN CARBON AND STAINLESS STEELS
For demanding face-milling applications in steel, stainless steel, cast iron, ductile iron, and other materials, Dodeka? inserts and cutters from Kennametal, Inc. are engineered to deliver higher cutting speeds and feed rates along with extended tool life. The results are improved cutting performance and productivity across demanding materials.
NEXT-GENERATION ROTARY INDEXER IS LEAN AND MEAN
The evolution of the Hardinge 5C rotary system began in 1901 with the production of Hardinge’s first 5C collet. Hardinge introduced the 5C “threaded-nose” spindle in 1940 on a precision bench lathe. In the 1960s they manufactured a 5C manual indexer using their threaded-nose spindle and collet closer design.
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).
HIGH RIGIDITY FINE BORING HEADS FOR HIGHER MACHINING DATA AND PRECISION
Seco Tools Inc. has announced the availability of its AxiaBore? type fine boring heads with 30 percent higher rigidity than previous generations thanks to the Cylinder & flange tool fixing design. This allows for higher machining data and increased productivity.
TOGGLE CLAMPS OFFER COMPETITIVE QUALITY AND BETTER VALUE
Jergens, Inc., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of tooling components, offers their own brand of toggle clamps, engineered to meet high standards and featuring the most popular sizes. Whether the work load is heavy or light, there is a clamp that should fit the application.
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.
