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Boring Bar Available with Multiple Threading Adapters
Designed for internal threading and grooving applications, the Carmex Modular line uses a single boring bar that can be fitted with multiple adapters for accuracy, easy adjustment and repeatability.
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Damped Tools Enable Complex Boring, Milling Operations
S&K Machine needed cutting tools that could complete complex boring and milling operations without chatter. Sandvik Coromant’s Silent Tools line fit the bill.
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Large-Parts Manufacturer Wins Big with Vertical Bridge Mill
Napoleon Machine required new equipment to compete in large-parts machining. Toyoda’s LB63324M vertical bridge mill with right-angle head increased quoted job wins from 6 to 52 percent.
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Simulation Software Helps Shop See, Prevent Costly Errors
Kurt Manufacturing needed to validate CNC programs for large, expensive precision parts. NCSimul Machine simulation software from Spring Technologies saved setup time, reduced machining errors and produced accurate parts quickly.
Read MoreModular Quick-Change System Reduces Setup, Tool-Change Time
Benz has introduced NanoFix, a modular quick-change system for Swiss-type live and static tool applications.
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Twin-Spindle, Twin-Turret Turning Center Provides Rigidity
The bed structure of Takisawa Technology’s FX-800 twin-spindle and twin-turret turning center combines high rigidity and tightly controlled thermal characteristics.
Read MoreApp Helps Make Calculations on the Fly
CNC Machinist Calculator Pro is a smartphone app for manufacturing engineers, CNC programmers, machinists, operators, tool and die makers, inspectors and at-home hobbyists who need to make calculations on the fly.
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Deburring Tools Come in Four Application-Specific Versions
Heule Tool’s X-Bore tooling for the automated deburring of cross bores is available in four chipmaking tool versions to address four different challenges of deburring: Cofa, Cofa-X, Main Bore Tool and Cross Bore Deburring Tool.
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PCD Grade Improves Surface Finish in Engine, Chassis Applications
Element Six’s CTB004 PCD grade is designed to meet the precision cutting demands of the automotive industry.
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Pallet Changers Reduce Setup Time
The Microcut pallet changer is a quick, precise, low-cost part-changing system enabling increased productivity.
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Abrasive Discs Remove Welding Marks in One Step
Fabtech 2017: Saint-Gobain Abrasives will feature its Norton Rapid Prep XHD coarse and medium discs for stock removal and blending challenges.
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Waterjet’s Cutting Head Enables Bevel Cutting, Taper Control
Fabtech 2017: Flow International has announced the release of its Mach 200, designed to be a practical and flexible waterjet solution for applications from stone to carbon fiber.
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