Tooling
Sandvik Coromant Opens Automotive Project, Training Site
The collaboration with Don Schumacher Racing is intended to benefit the toolmaker’s automotive customers in the region.
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Ultrasonic Technology Poised for Advance into General Machining
Formerly applied only to exotic materials such as ceramics and gemstones, ultrasonic machining has been adapted to more general manufacturing. Titanium and CFRP are two workpiece materials in which the counterintuitive technology shows promise.
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Röhm Appoints Worldwide Head of Sales and Marketing
Damiano Casafina serves on the company’s executive board.
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Manufacturing News of Note: March 2017
Siemens launches a workforce development program, a new capacity-sharing platform gets funded by GE and other industry news.
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Tooling Line Now Includes Threading Inserts, Round Shank Holders
Tungaloy is expanding its DuoJustCut line to include threading inserts and round shank holders to further its position in small-part machining industries.
Read MoreMachining Grades Expand Possibilities for Plastics Machining
Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products is coming out with a series of Stable Machining Grade (SMG) materials developed to improve the performance and productivity of parts made from polyolefin base materials.
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Vacuum Workholding Offers Security, Part Access
TCI Precision Metals, a specialist in machine-ready blanks, offers vacuum workholding systems that are said to reduce production time and improve gripping security on flat stock.
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Carbide Bur Series Effectively Machines Soft Aluminum
Although they are said to provide particular benefits in aluminum applications, Pferd’s line of ALU/NF Cut carbide burs can effectively process material ranging from soft non-ferrous metals to harder variants.
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Wire EDM Offers More Than Just Precision
Among other benefits, these two shops have saved significant production time by using wire EDM for part-cutoff operations previously conducted on bandsaws.
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Insert Grade Shines in Continuous, High-Speed Turning
The Hoffmann Group’s Garant HB 7010-1 turning grade features P10 gradient carbide for wear resistance at the highest cutting speeds.
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