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Downturn in U.S. Cutting Tool Orders
April orders of $168 million dropped 16 percent from the previous month.
High Torque Retention Knobs Increase Productivity, Reduce Downtime
Hansen Engineering uses High Torque Retention Knobs from JM Performance Products to reduce downtime, extend tool life, and increase speed and feed rates in their machining of aerospace components.
Polygonal Clamping Technology for High Speed Micro-Machining
TRIBOS-Mini and TRIBOS-RM polygonal clamping systems from SCHUNK are now available for HSK-E 20, HSK-E 25, and HSK-E 32 spindle interfaces for outstanding change and positioning accuracy, maximum precision and superior running smoothness at high speeds.
High Accuracy Internal and External Clamping Systems
The AGILIS power-operated cartridge mandrel clamping system from Röhm is for ID clamping of very small diameters for grinding, turning, milling, drilling and measuring applications, and their powered KZF-S external clamping collet chuck is for gears/workpieces that have an external plane or gear teeth geometries accessible from the outside.
Time to Reconsider Holding Taps with Collet Chucks
The next time you think about setting up a tapping operation with a collet chuck the same old way you always have, you may want to think again. There are now tap holders designed specifically to mitigate the load imposed on the tap by essentially absorbing synchronization error.
Rego-Fix Opens New Facility in Indiana
This 20,000 sq ft North American headquarters in Whitestown enables them to double sales, distribution and support services under one roof as growth demands.
Tooling Systems that Improve Clamping Capabilities, Faster Changeovers
Ideal for boring, milling, reaming, tapping and grinding applications, the powRgrip Toolholding Collet system, ER collets, SwissQuick ER-to-ER adaptors and the micRun clamping system from Rego-Fix securely clamp tools, enhance clamping capabilities and speed tool changing.
Rego-Fix Opens New Facility in Brazil
Their Sorocaba site will directly serve South American manufacturers that compete in automotive, aerospace, medical/dental and other high precision industries.
Strong Arm with Machining Units
These machining units from Suhner are used with strong arm robots that perform drilling operations for mild steel.
Universal Hydraulic Toolholder
The TENDO E hydraulic expansion toolholder from SCHUNK works well across applications ranging from rough milling operations, where tool cost reductions up to 40 percent have been achieved, to finish operations such as reaming and fine milling.
Workholding Collet Changeouts Get Totally Automated
Cutting edge workholding automation technology that incorporates robotic workpiece loading/unloading is creating total machine automation for job shops that opens up wide ranges of application possibilities for ever shorter production runs.
REGO-FIX Breaks Ground for New Facility
The new 20,000 sq ft facility will house their sales, distribution and support arms under one roof.
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