Tooling
Tool Monitoring System for Gear Cutting, Hobbing
Techna-Tool will display the Techna-Check tool monitoring system, which monitors the spindle motor to identify broken, missing or dull cutting tools.
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Abrasive Products for Metal Finishing
Brush Research Manufacturing will display its Flex-Hone tools for finishing and deburring virtually any type or size of cylinder.
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From Aggravation to Lights-Out Production
Automated machining has transformed this South Carolina shop. However, achieving unattended production involved far more than just shutting off the lights.
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Solid Carbide End Mill Improves Performance
Monster Tool will introduce the APG-series solid carbide end mill for general-purpose and high-performance applications.
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Average Chip Thickness Dictates Milling Performance
Attaining the correct average chip thickness for a particular insert should be a chief goal in any milling application. Here's an explanation of what that term means and why it's important.
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Tool Deburrs Both Sides of Holes
Whitney Tool will display the Burr-Zit tool, a product of the recently acquired Cogsdill Enterprises.
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Flexible Fixturing Speeds CMM Inspection
Modular fixturing components enable users to realize fast change-overs on CMMs to open inspection bottlenecks and reduce machine tool downtime waiting for part measurement.
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Video: Music by Modulation
M4 Sciences makes a device that uses modulation-assisted machining to prevent chips from binding during deep drilling. Called “TriboMAM,” the system oscillates the drill in and out of the cut 1,000 times per second.
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Compact Angle Heads Feature Through-Coolant
Tecnara Tooling Systems will display its MST angle heads for virtually every 90-, 45- and invariable-angle application.
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Video: How to Machine Soft Jaws
Haas Automation produced this excellent video on how to cut soft jaws for turning operations. These fundamentals aren’t just for first-timers: Even those who are so experienced that they practice 80 percent of fundamentals can still benefit from a refresher on the remaining 20 percent.
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