Tooling
Hexagon Edgecam Now Supports Six-Axis Machining
Hexagon’s Edgecam offers dedicated six-axis tools that provide greater toolpath control and more accurate simulation of processes, reducing the need for intervention on the shop floor, improving the utilization of advanced machinery and avoiding the risk of costly damage.
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Walter Showcases New Milling Cutters and Grooving System
Eastec 2021: Walter will showcase a new family of milling cutters and a grooving system, which provides a positive locking system and reduces indexing time by 70 percent.
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No Such Thing as Luck: A One-Person Shop Owner’s Success Story
You could say he’s a lucky Guy. He has the ideal setup for a moonlighting at-home-machinist: The perfect location, the perfect day job, and a double-threat skill set that allows him to hire himself for prototyping and low-volume production work. But Guy Driscoll’s biggest talent might be creating his own luck.
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Tungaloy Upgrades DrillMeister DMP Drill Heads
Tungaloy claims its 30 new drillheads will improve wear resistance for jobs that require hole diameters ranging from 6.0 to 25.9 mm.
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Schunk Announces Magnetic Gripper
Schunk’s EMH electro-permanent magnetic gripper has a compact, energy-efficient design.
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Accudyne Offers Expanded Capacity Bar Puller
The EZ-Puller Expanded Capacity is an auto-adjusting bar puller that enables automatic operation of CNC lathes, designed for larger round bar diameters.
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Forkardt's FNC+ Chuck Extends Compatible Weights and RPM
Forkardt’s revisions to the FNC+ Quick Jaw Change Power Chuck increase its versatility, expanding the compatible range of RPMs and workpiece weights.
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Norton Ideal-Prime Grinding Wheels Increase Wheel Life
Norton’s Ideal-Prime Internal Diameter Grinding Wheels feature optimized, proprietary grains and matrices that lengthen wheel life and improve grinding and cost efficiency.
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GWS Alumigator End Mill Reduces Roughing Chatter
GWS Tool Group’s Alumigator ASR-5 end mill sports a chatter-reducing indexing configuration and geometric features that reduce chip size.
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CNC Machining Gets a Composite Infusion
High-volume milling illuminates the potential of merging metal with lighter, vibration-resistant materials.
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