Turning Tools
Video: Chipbreakers Are Not All the Same—How to Break Chips Effectively
Different chipbreakers are engineered for different parameters. Machining footage shows the difference in effectiveness between chipbreakers used in the right and the wrong applications.
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Video: PVD vs. CVD—How to Choose the Right Tool Coating
Machining footage of different coatings in both roughing and finishing passes reveals how choosing the right coating can have a dramatic effect on the performance of the process.
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Video: What Can Force Analysis Tell You About Your Machining Process?
See cuts and force profiles corresponding to tool failure, built-up edge and a tool that is too positive for the setup.
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Hard-Turning Grades Excel in Automotive Transmission Applications
Sandvik Coromant’s CB7125 and CB7135 grades are said to enable the performance of medium-to-heavy interrupted cuts and removal of the hardened layer (depth of cut up to 2 mm) in case- and induction-hardened steel components.
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Insertable Form Drill System Reduces Setup Times
IMTS 2018: Schwanog’s PWP and PWP-D insertable form drill system reduces setup times with an insert holder that stays in the machine during insert change-over.
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Turning Grades Meet Demand for HRSA Machining in Aerospace
Sandvik Coromant introduces two new ceramic insert grades that are capable of performing high-speed, high-security turning operations on components made from demanding HRSAs.
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Turning Grades for Cast Iron Feature Peeling Resistance
IMTS 2018: Sumitomo Electric Carbide Inc.’s AC4010K and AC4015K series of cast iron turning grades are designed to improve resistance to peeling and wear.
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Turning, Tool Management Products Designed for Digitized Shops
IMTS 2018: Sandvik Coromant offers several turning and digital machining products.
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Swiss-Type Tooling for Citizen Machines Built to Last
IMTS 2018: Heimatec offers a line of live and static tools for Citizen Swiss-type lathes.
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Using Cameras to Align Tools and Spindles on Swiss-Type Lathes
Installing cameras in the spindles of a Swiss-type lathe can simplify the alignment of tools with the main and subspindles as well as the alignment of those spindles with each other.
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