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Servo Drive Triples Milling Rates
Equipped with servos for the X, Y, and Z axes, Tormach’s 1100MX is up to three times faster than the company’s 1100M and 770M mills. The machine delivers speeds of up to 10,000 rpm.
Type BSM and BSM-B Ball Screw for Machine Tools
Featuring high-speed performance and load capacities that exceed existing full ball standards, these new ball screws from THK America are ideal for machine tools.
Stationary Workholding Virtually Eliminates Setup Time
Accessories and adapters for SMW Autoblok’s manual APS and WPS stationary workholding systems ensure flexible clamping of nearly every geometry without interfering with machining or contours, making them ideal for 5-axis machining. Zero-point clamping reduces setup time up to 90%.
Upgraded Milling Software Suite
The latest version of hyperMILL 2020.1 CAD/CAM software from Open Mind Technologies includes 3D and 5-axis machining enhancements for complex parts as well as new automation and additive manufacturing strategies.
5-Axis Milling Machine Simplifies Complex Cutting Tasks
MC Machinery’s Eagle V5 can perform high-precision cuts with the X, Y, Z, B, and C axes moving simultaneously. Integrated 4/5-axis system allows X, Y, and Z travels of 21.6 in, 15.7 in, and 15.7 in, respectively.
Boring Technology for Automotive Engine Rebuilding
Kays Engineering’s 3-axis DeHoff 1036 is designed for re-boring the CAM journals of automotive engine blocks. The single-spindle CNC boring machine has a capacity of 1 in (25.4 mm) and depth of 36 in (914 mm).
Microspindle Converter Operates Two Spindles Simultaneously
IBAG North America’s space-saving converter enables two microline spindles to operate simultaneously from one drive at speeds from 5,000 rpm up to 100,000 rpm.
CNC Gear Hobbing Machine
Helios Gear Products introduces YG Tech’s Helios Hera 150 CNC machine to North America. The easy-to-program machine provides compact vertical hobbing for gears up to 6 inches (150 mm) in diameter.
Burr-Free Cutoff Machining
Available for both electrochemical (ECG) and abrasive applications, Glebar’s Tridex CS1-E cutoff machine uses an electrochemical reaction to produce burr-free cuts on tubing from 0.012 inches to 3.15 inches in diameter.
Microgrinder for Medical Devices, Instruments
Glebar’s CAM.3 is designed for the manufacture of guidewires with flats, multiple tapers, hex shapes, and other complex geometries as well as K wires, bone pins, orthopedic and sports medicine implants, instruments, and single-use disposable products 0.005 inches to 0.375 inches in diameter.
Flap Disc Offerings Include New Sizes and Styles
As 5-inch and 6-inch grinders become more prevalent in metal fabrication, Weiler Abrasives is providing larger-diameter consumables to ensure customers have the solutions to address all their grinding and finishing needs.
Walter Expands MX System; New Thread Former Reduces Torque
Capto toolholders and insert widths expand applications for users of the Cut MX grooving system. The TC410 Advance HSS-E thread former can be used universally for blind and through-hole threads in most materials.
