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Haimer Adds New Canadian Applications Sales Specialist
Matt Seessle provides sales and technical support throughout Canada.
BIG KAISER Receives NTMA Award
Chris Kaiser, the president and CEO of the company, is recognized with the 2016 NTMA Distinguished Service Award.
A Peak Behind the Curtain
The value of a major trade show is that exhibitors give you so many opportunities to gain a leg up on your competition. Here are some insights to consider so that the next event you attend will speak directly to your bottom line.
Machining Heat-Resistant Super Alloys? Hold On Tight
The chances of a tool slipping or pulling out in its holder during work is increasing as more shops opt for heat-resistant super alloys – stainless steel, Inconel, titanium and others – over aluminum. These metals are lightweight, strong and corrosive-resistant, but they are very difficult to machine. Here are some insights into tool wear in these applications that can help you select the proper holder for your work.
Safe Heavy Duty Machining of Difficult Materials
The importance of the tool holder is still understated in roughing and heavy duty machining, where metal removal rates are absolutely crucial for productivity. But now, using special shrink fit chucks with drive pins and spiral grooves in the tool shank, it is possible to perform high-feed full slotting up to 2xD (50 mm) or more in difficult to machine materials.
Velocity/Briney Joins Partners in THINC
They now supply the Velocity SMART Tool toolholding system exclusively for Okuma CNC machining centers.
Medical Machining: Tooling
Take a closer look at some of the newest tooling that can help contract manufacturers meet the machining, micro machining, and laser processing demands for smaller and more complex surgical implants, orthotic devices and medical instruments that are being made from newer materials – and still hold their costs down.
Thread Whirl Toolholder for Complex Thread Production of Medical Bone Screws
An inexpensive alternative to dedicated thread whirling machines, this toolholder from EXSYS Tool is ideal for processing micro-components and machining high-precision OD threads in challenging materials with long, slender thread profiles.
High Speed Air Power Spindle for Micro-Machining Medical Parts
Driven by air supplied through a stop block or through the machine spindle, the RBX12 Air Power Spindle from BIG KAISER achieves variable rotational speed of 100,000 rpm to 120,000 rpm so that normal machine tools can be upgraded cost effectively to perform micro-machining.
What You Need to Know Right Now to Improve High-Volume Micro Manufacturing
Opportunities abound for shops to cash in on the ever-growing micro machining market, but the differences between different types of micro tools vary from those found in standard tooling. Here are some insights into the extra care and know-how needed to achieve success and build a successful reputation as a reliable supplier of micro machined parts.
IMTS 2016: Tooling & Workholding Systems
Good tooling not only gives new capability to older equipment, it is a key to productivity and cost efficiency on all machine tools. Maximize the investment in your machinery and equipment with the latest tooling technology and state-of-the-art workholding systems that allow minimum setup and machining time.
Rapid Mechatronic Gripper for Small Part Handling
The EGP electric small part gripper from SCHUNK uses a grip force of 13 N to handle parts up to 0.05 kg.
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