Tooling
Uniflex Clamping System Designed to Hold Uneven Parts
Big Kaiser’s Uniflex 3D zero-point clamping system provides vibration-free holding of the part when multiple clamping is used and has low-wear against tools.
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Expanded TFE Face Mill Series Eliminates Axial Runout
Tungaloy has expanded its TFE series face milling cutters for finishing applications to incorporate bodies with insert adjustable pockets that eliminate axial runout of the inserts.
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Perform Line Insert Grades Boost Performance and Reliability
The Walter Perform Line of turning tools’s two insert grades, the WPV10 and WPV20, are beneficial to users who have difficulties measuring the tool life of an insert and who change inserts at set intervals.
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PCBN Insert Grades Cover a Spectrum of Hard Part Turning
Seco Tools’ PCBN insert grades cover a spectrum of hard part turning applications and extend tool life and increase productivity in a broader range of applications by using a bimodal substrate and nanolaminate coating process.
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Kontec KSC-F Vise Achieves High Clamping Forces
Schunk’s Kontec KSC-F single-acting clamping vises can be actuated by a standard hexagon connection using either conventional socket wrenches, extensions, or torque wrenches.
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18” Diameter Boring Rings Provide Uniform Pressure on Jaws
Dillon Chuck Jaws’s 18” diameter boring ring is relatively lightweight, allows soft jaws to be machined precisely and grip the intended workpiece more firmly, and provide uniform pressure on all jaws for a consistent bore.
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Garant MasterTap Achieves Process Reliability
The Hoffmann Group’s Garant MasterTap is a universal high-performance tap that achieves process reliability with high efficiency in a range of materials, including steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass and cast iron.
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Consider the Software Side of Cutting Tools
The intersection of the cutting tool and the workpiece it is applied to represents the very heart of subtractive metalworking. There is a significant amount of technology behind getting the cutting tool into the right place, at the right speed and the correct depth of cut. This article looks at some of the software technology that can optimize the performance of the cutting tool.
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GH-18-1 Tapping Arm Efficiently Taps Holes
FlexArm Inc’s FlexArm GH-18-1 tapping arm allows machining centers to do milling, drilling and boring, as when operators load a machining center and start its cycle, they can use that cycle time to tap previously machined parts with the GH-18-1.
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13” EVS Bandsaw Has Swiveling Head for Quick Cuts
Jet’s 13” EVS semi-automatic dual-mitering bandsaw has a swiveling head that miters 45 degrees right and 60 degrees left for quick angle cuts without repositioning the workpiece while a frequency inverter provides a range of blade speeds from 50 to 297 rpm.
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