PMTS
The People Part of PMTS
The Precision Machining Technology Show is a great example of discovering ways shopfloor employees can become more efficient, thereby helping shops become more profitable.
Derek Korn
Editor-in-Chief, Production Machining magazine
Dayton Coating Technologies Provides One Stop Shop for PVD Coated Tooling
PMTS 2023: Dayton Coating Technologies utilizes a distinct cleaning system to promote proper pretreatments for all parts before the coating process.
Read MoreEVO Presetter Offers Accurate, Reliable Operation
PMTS 2023: This tool management solution with Optik software is designed to help shops increase production output and decrease human error.
Read MoreIntegrated CAD/CAM Software for Maximum Efficiency
PMTS 2023: This software solution is said to enable users to take advanced mill-turn and Swiss-type machining to new levels of speed, efficiency and simplified programming.
Read MoreCompact Clamp Detects Loading and Setting Misses
PMTS 2023: The CTM model is double acting with a three-point sensor that can detect clamping, unclamping and overstroke (incomplete clamping) with two circuits of air.
Read MoreOelheld IonoPlus High-Performance Dielectrics for EDMs
PMTS 2023: The odorless coolant is said to offer increased removal rates, lower electrode wear, excellent surface qualities, lower refill quantities and longevity to provide lower overall operating costs.
Read MoreExsys’ Preci-Flex Tooling System Reduces Setup, Changeover Times
PMTS 2023: The system’s short, compact design helps to ensure maximum torque transmission and rigidity, resulting in increased machining accuracy and improved productivity.
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Why Are We Writing About a Shop Making Custom Baseball Bats?
I recently learned about a 153-year-old manufacturer that has produced billions upon billions of precision, metal pins which started another business making one-off wooden baseball bats. (Like I asked it to do for me and you’ll see at this year’s Precision Machining Technology Show). Here I explain why it’s worth the time to read that article.
Derek Korn
Editor-in-Chief, Production Machining magazine
Crowley Tool’s Modular Slide Holders for Multi-Spindle Screw Machines
PMTS 2023: The interlocking design yields accurate and solid lockup of the insert module to the slide holder.
Read MoreSita’s CleanoSpector Measures Part Cleanliness
PMTS 2023: Handheld measuring device checks for cleanliness of parts to assure product quality as well as prior to follow-up processes.
Read MoreMultisolvent 100 Vacuum Vapor Degreaser Provides Contactless Cleaning
PMTS 2023: With applications in the most demanding industrial sectors, the machine is especially useful for cleaning parts in the turning, precision mechanics, medical and aerospace industries.
Read MoreSW HMC Functions as Independent Manufacturing Cell
PMTS 2023: SW North America’s BA 322i is a horizontal machining center created to function as an independent manufacturing cell that can store enough workpieces for an entire shift.
Read MoreCustom Formulations for Proper Equipment Lubrication
PMTS 2023: Engineered Lubricants manufactures custom formulations of lubricants, metalworking fluids, rust preventives and cleaners to fit customers’ specific production requirements.
Read MoreWTO High-Speed Spindle for Improved Productivity
PMTS 2023: The CoolSpeed ultra-high-speed spindle line can efficiently turn any machine into an ultra-high-speed machining center, offering plug-and-play, crash-resistant and maintenance-free production.
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Carbide End Mills for Medical, General Machining Applications
PMTS 2023: The InchMax Series includes 2- and 4-flute square end mills which feature Union Tools’ UT coating and its standard Super Micro Grain carbide and tolerances.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
Cool Clean’s Omega 1500 Provides Powerful, Portable Cleaning
PMTS 2023: By selecting the appropriate nozzle and making the necessary propellant pressure and temperature adjustments, the Omega 1500 can clean to a variety of surface cleanliness levels.
Read MoreDouble-Datum Tooling Carbide Tooling With Interchangeable Components
PMTS 2023: These carbide inserted toolholders are said to reduce downtime with fewer tool changes plus faster tool changeover.
Read MoreEnvironmentally Friendly Model 550 Versatile Parts Washer
PMTS 2023: This washer is useful in a variety of applications, including tool rooms, maintenance operations, low production and precision cleaning.
Read MoreHeavy-Duty Synthetic Coolant for Machining, Grinding
PMTS 2023: Fortech’s TechKool FT4000 synthetic coolant is formulated to reject tramp oil that can cause smoking or misting and premature spoilage of coolant.
Read MoreCoolant-Through Holders for Precise, Versatile Small Parts Machining
PMTS 2023: Kyocera’s line of jet coolant-through holders (JCTM) provides operator with tooling options that can perform well in a larger variety of setups.
Read MoreCubic’s Swiss-Type for Simultaneous Front/Back Machining
PMTS 2023: The SG-20 makes it possible to complete a wide variety of tooling jobs at one time.
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Syncrex Swiss-Styles for Fast Tool Setup, Easy Programming
PMTS 2023: The Mazak Syncrex series comes in four bar capacities, ranging from 20 to 38 mm, and is available in 7-, 8- and 9-axis configurations as well as a 9-axis model with full B-axis contouring.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
Tap Magic Waxx Stick for Metalworking Lubrication
PMTS 2023: Tap Magic’s high-performance formula in a solid stick form offers a professional grade cutting fluid for applications on most metals when a liquid cutting fluid is not desirable.
Read MoreBurnishing Tools for Machines With Limited Space
PMTS 2023: The body of the ID burnishing tools extend past the back of the tool block, enabling quick and easy adjustment as required.
Read MoreConverting to Rotary Saws for Improved Productivity
PMTS 2023: With Watkins RSC, manufacturers can save material, get more parts per bar and eliminate stringy chips.
Read MoreMaier Machine Tools' Digital Twin Shortens Development Time
PMTS 2023: Maier’s Virtual Engineering supports developers and engineers in optimally integrating digital twins into their processes.
Read MoreParker's Extractor Machines Remove Range of Contaminants
PMTS 2023: The SmogHog range of extractors are designed to remove mist and fumes from a variety of water and oil-based coolants.
Read MoreModel GB-3 Vibratory Deburring, Finishing Machine
PMTS 2023: Giant Finishing's Model GB-3 comes standard with internal separation for those parts that are hard to find in the media load mass.
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