Tooling & Workholding
Mills, drills, taps, reamers, boring bars, cutters, inserts, dies, punches, abrasive wheels and other devices used to cut, mill, drill, grind, tap, notch, punch and form material. Chucks, fixtures, clamps, blocks, angle plates, tooling columns, dies and other mechanisms used to position, locate and hold material as it is being cut, milled, drilled, ground, tapped, notched, punched, formed or welded.
How to Avoid Bending Moment
Equal cutting forces affect the spindle in different ways with different tools. Unless/until machine tool builders or tool simulation software integrate bending moment limits, it’s up to you to use your best judgment. BIG KAISER’s Jack Kerlin explains in the second installation of a two-part series.
BIG KAISER redesigns the manuals, DXF and STEP (STP) Search models on their website.
Just as the right workholding can improve your bottom line, inappropriate workholding can eat into profits. Make sure the chuck that came with your lathe isn’t keeping the machine from delivering the throughput and increased capacity it’s capable of.
Six thousand-square-foot ‘real estate’ will be a dynamic, interactive attendee destination.
BIG KAISER redesigns the manuals, DXF and STEP (STP) Search models on their website.
One-hundred years of innovation and precision are the hallmarks of EMUGE-FRANKEN, manufacturer of cutting tool solutions. In 1920, Founder Richard Glimpel started his company with one invention – one century and an acquisition later, his son leads a company employing 1,900 with sales representation in 52 countries.
Entries were judged on surface finish, specified nominal tolerance, tightest tolerance, and level of complexity.
Annual installations of collaborative robots (cobots) grew 23% from 2017 to 2018, according to the World Robotics Report, published by International Federation of Robotics.
As many fabricating and metalworking companies seek to revitalize production in these trying times, a new sense of urgency is prompting creative approaches to automation. While each shop will forge a unique path to its own new reality, they’ll share common challenges and solutions.
Some operators learn as they go or get advice from coworkers who may (or may not) have received appropriate training. Unfortunately, learning about abrasives through trial and error can cause unnecessary accidents and injuries while negatively impacting productivity and costs.
Addition brings Michigan facility size to 59,000 square feet.
The company helps address the lack of skilled tradespeople by lending resources to better prepare the students for the future.
The company remains open and has put mandatory measures in place for employees and visitors to help prevent the spread of the virus. The No. 1 rule directs staff to wash hands for 20 seconds upon arriving to work and after handling incoming or shared material.
Shawn Luschei is vice president of sales and marketing, Dale Anderson is inside sales manager, and Ryosuke Yatsunami is business development manager.
Entries were judged on surface finish, specified nominal tolerance, tightest tolerance, and level of complexity.
The venture has resulted in the creation of Sandvik Coromant’s CoroPlus, which connects people, machines, tools and data on a single platform to drive customers’ decision making. It can also adjust equipment, notify technicians about maintenance requirements, and warn managers about potential problems.
BIG KAISER redesigns the manuals, DXF and STEP (STP) Search models on their website.
The $205.6 million in orders during February were down 4.4 percent from the previous month.
Kennametal Additive Manufacturing uses additive solutions for faster development and production of wear-resistant parts.
An expanding array of design and connectivity options is making this tooling method faster and easier. This cost/benefit analysis shows why shrink fit’s benefits extend beyond mold-making and 5-axis machining applications.
With the right tools and CAM software, toolmakers and mold makers can keep production capacity flexible and will be able to ramp it up by up to 85% as they restart after the coronavirus outbreak. Hoffmann Group USA’s director of milling explains.
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