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.
The Right Toolholder Can Help Your Process Exceed Expectations
Toolholding considerations are often one of the last thoughts during a setup process, but the toolholder determines the success of how the cutting tool performs. When was the last time your shop reviewed your toolholders?
BIG KAISER redesigns the manuals, DXF and STEP (STP) Search models on their website.
Getting the most out of your shop’s tool and workholding products leads to increases in uptime.
In Booth D-46761, Lenzkes Clamping Tools Inc. (Christiansburg, VA) will feature its Multi-Quick 60 S and 100 S clamps, which offer a horizontal and vertical adjustable range and high clamping pressure with low torque.
A wide variety of accessories — from chip blowers to modular cutting tools to brushes to cleaners that remove particles in a machine tool spindle — maximize the life of your tools, decrease downtime, and increase productivity so your shop can take on more jobs.
Star Cutter Co., in alliance with its strategic partner Neher Group, has announced the availability of 3D-printed PCD monoblock tool bodies and chip deflectors in which the 3D-printed bodies are integrated with the holder interface to create a single robust tool.
Entries were judged on surface finish, specified nominal tolerance, tightest tolerance, and level of complexity.
Vention Inc. (Montreal, Canada) has announced a partnership with OnRobot A/S (Odense, Denmark). Vention offers a manufacturing automation platform (MAP), OnRobot makes tools for collaborative applications.
Bluco® Corp. (Naperville, IL) was recently recognized by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR) as one of Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® in 2021.
Innovative tools and equipment are available to support today’s gear manufacturing processes and keep the wheels of production spinning.
Addition brings Michigan facility size to 59,000 square feet.
The large addition will more than double the existing manufacturing space. The project strategically supports the steady business growth from existing and new products, the growth of key channel partners, and the recent acquisition of Walker Magnetics. “The new space…
Under its new corporate name, Mate Precision Technologies looks toward expansion into precision machining. Watch for a major new product release arriving in 2021.
Shawn Luschei is vice president of sales and marketing, Dale Anderson is inside sales manager, and Ryosuke Yatsunami is business development manager.
Impediments to fully optimized band sawing can be broken into three broad categories: teeth problems, blade problems, and cutting problems. These troubleshooting tips will help operators of all experience levels work as efficiently as possible.
Leverage machine learning to make better decisions in real time.
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.
Toolholding considerations are often one of the last thoughts during a setup process, but the toolholder determines the success of how the cutting tool performs. When was the last time your shop reviewed your toolholders?
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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