Bill Alexander is the sales manager for Hembrug Machine Tools, USA, Burlington, VT, 802-236-4571,alexander@hembrug.com, the North American outlet of Hembrug Machine Tools, H. Figeeweg 1a+b, 2031 BJ Haarlem, the Netherlands, 0031(0) 23-512-4900, sales@hembrug.com, www.hembrug.com.
High precision hard turning techniques are enjoying ever greater popularity in the metal processing industry. By shortening cycle times and increasing flexibility, high precision hard turning has advantages over grinding in particular when it comes to processing complicated parts such as spindle nuts or threaded spindles in the hard state.