Angela Osborne

Angela Osborne Managing Editor

Cutting Tools

VariMill Chip Splitter Designed for Improved Chip Evacuation

The VariMill Chip Splitter was developed for dynamic and trochoidal milling operations in steel, stainless steel and heat-resistant super alloys.

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Cutting Tools

Horn USA Tool Coatings Designed for Faster Removal Rates, Extended Service Life

Horn’s IG6 and SG3 coatings for cartridge tooling systems are said to deliver outstanding performance with difficult-to-machine materials.

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Automation

SW’s Single-Table Machines Designed for Machining Large Parts

SW’s BA W08-11 and BA W08-21 can be automated with a variety of solutions, including TopRob which facilitates the loading and unloading of large and heavy workpieces with the aid of robots on platforms or gantries above the machine.

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Cutting Tools

BoreMeister Boring Tool System Adds Anti-Vibration Bars, Reducer Sleeves

BoreMeister expands its application range with additional PSC toolholders and reducer sleeves.

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Turning Machines

Hardinge Talent 42/51 Multitasking CNC Lathe Offers High-Speed, Fine Surface Machining

The machine includes featuring iHMI and high-speed, fine surface machining capabilities.

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Toolholders

Somma’s Form Tool Freedom Service Simplifies Holder, Insert Ordering

The service is designed to provide complete services to companies that use form tools and is divided into four categories — RQC - resharpenable quick-change inserts; STA - single-use, throwaway inserts; DIY - make-your-own inserts; and SES - Somma helps customers design inserts.

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Workholding

Fully Sealed AcuGrind Air Chuck Designed for Extreme Tolerances During Turning and Grinding

Fully sealed AcuGrind Air Chuck features self-contained actuation and <0.002-mm repeatability.

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Workholding

Precision Machining Technology Review November 2021: Workholding

Production Machining’s workholding showcase includes SMW Autoblok, Forkhardt, Mate Precision Technologies, Norgren, Jergens and Platinum Tooling.

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Leading AM Trade and Media Organizations Unite to Launch Formnext USA Chicago in Spring 2025

Mesago Messe Frankfurt (the organizers of Formnext) and Messe Frankfurt USA announce a strategic partnership with AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and Gardner Business Media to create a new show in the U.S. dedicated to all aspects of industrial additive manufacturing.

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Grinding

Rollomatic Grinding Machines for Firearm, Ammunition Industry

The GrindSmart 630XW 6‐axis tool grinding machine and the ShapeSmart NP50 5‐axis pinch/peel cylindrical grinding machine offer custom-made tooling for manufacturing parts for the weapons industry.

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Parts Cleaning

Ecoclean’s EcoCcompact Offers Small Footprint, Plug-and-Play Solvent Cleaning

EcoCcompact is a single-chamber cleaning system for industrial parts cleaning and preservation with nonhalogenated hydrocarbons and modified alcohols operating under full vacuum.

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Romi's VT Series Vertical CNC Lathes for Large Load Capacities

The company says the lathes’ robust mechanical structure provide exceptional rigidity, stability and versatility for machining workpieces found in heavy industry.

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