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Honing Machines

Honing machine tools remove stock to produce the final size and desired finish pattern on the interior of tubing or cylinder bores of almost any material by expanding, rotating and reciprocating abrasive stones of a specified grit and grade with hone abrasive under controlled pressure against the work surface to ensure extremely accurate straightness, roundness and size of the cylindrical surface.

Honing Machines: Articles

Gun Barrel Honing System Hits Target

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Take a look at how this honing machine outshoots hand lapping in the manufacture of precision rifle barrels at Pac-Nor Barreling.

Take a look at how this honing machine outshoots hand lapping in...

Honing: A Winning Finish

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From start to finish, the honing mastery of Nick Ferri is behind 57 national event NHRA Pro Stock victories and five championships, including back-to-back titles for 2015 champion Erica Enders-Stevens.

From start to finish, the honing mastery of Nick Ferri is behind...

Honing for Ultimate Roundness and Sizing Precision

The new SV-15 honing machine from Sunnen uses a new Siemens touchscreen control to drive multi-point diamond tools for the ultimate in roundness and sizing precision.

The new SV-15 honing machine from Sunnen uses a new Siemens touchscreen...

Under the Hood: Automotive Machining

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New powertrain components. More sensors and electronics parts. Increasing part complexity. Difficult to cut materials. Faster delivery. How do automotive suppliers navigate to profitability through this stormy sea of lightweighting and driverless cars? 

New powertrain components. More sensors and electronics parts. Increasing part complexity. Difficult...

Over a Barrel

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Surface finish is the one feature of a rifle barrel that cannot be controlled in hammer forging. Now, custom rifle barrel makers are learning a trick from the makers of hammer forged barrels on how to overcome surface imperfections.

Surface finish is the one feature of a rifle barrel that cannot...
Honing Machines: Products

Automated Gun Barrel Production Cells Boost Precision and Output

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UNISIG R-4-2-2, gundrills, automation, robots, conveyors, automated barrel cell

UNISIG’s R-4-2-2 fully automated barrel cell provides continuous and synchronous production. Automation such as robots and conveyors can be machine mounted or used to combine multiple machines or operations.

UNISIG’s R-4-2-2 fully automated barrel cell provides continuous and synchronous production. Automation...

Powerfully Simple, Simply Powerful: GibbsCAM 2024

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Tobias Unosson, GibbsCAM 2024, GibbsCAM, Sandvik Coromant, CoroPlus Tool Library, cutting tool software, ISO 13399, cloud-based tool library, digital connectivity, CAM, CAD, Sandvik Coromant’s PrimeTurning, inserts, milling, Thorsten Strauß, Marc Freebrey, machining centers

GibbsCAM announces the release of GibbsCAM 2024, which continues to boost end-user productivity for programming advanced machining centers, underpinning the GibbsCAM promise of Powerfully Simple, Simply Powerful.

GibbsCAM announces the release of GibbsCAM 2024, which continues to boost end-user...
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