Tooling
Heavy-Load Positioning Table Accommodates Automotive Parts
Fibro offers its Fibromat modular heavy-load positioning tables.
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Steel Turning Grades for Transmission Manufacturing
Intended for large-batch production of transmission components, Sandvik Coromant’s GC4315 and GC4325 steel turning grades feature the company’s Inveio alumina coating technology and are said to offer high wear resistance and improved tool life.
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End Effectors Available for Custom Applications
TDA Buddy offers custom end effectors for its line of industrial manipulators.
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Weldon-Flat Tools in a Precision Toolholder
This system uses the standard Weldon flat so that end mills do not have to be modified for locking in place when a precision toolholder takes high-force cuts.
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Chipbreaker, Grade Offer Reliable Turning High-Temperature Alloys
Tungaloy has introduced the AH905 grade and HMM-type chipbreaker, specifically designed to optimize turning in high-temperature alloys.
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Deep-Hole Drills Avoid Pecking
Walter USA has added the Titex X-treme D40 and D50 to its line of solid carbide deep-hole drills.
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Video: Trial Cuts with Ultrasonic-Assisted Machining
Ultrasonic-assisted machining reduces friction in metal cutting to enable a standard tool to cut faster and more smoothly. Video shows comparison cuts of the same machine and tool with and without this new accessory.
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Modular Workholding System Eliminates Clamps, Locks
Available from Lexair, OML’s MC modular workholding system uses fixed and movable vise jaws and self-locking CLAK parallels to provide multiple clamping solutions and increased part accuracy with reduced setup time.
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Centerline Issues for Turning Inserts
Tooling experts Mike Fagan and David Grant suspect that many programmers and machinists could use a refresher on the importance and effects of insert alignment in turning operations. This short, amply-illustrated paper is their effort to clear up some of the misunderstanding.
Read MorePower Chuck Packages Ensure Compatibility
TMX Workholding’s power chuck packages are designed to fit specific machine tools, eliminating the need to procure parts from different suppliers and the risk of incompatibility.
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