Tooling

Workholding

Strengthening Grip

Workholding for milling operations commonly involves vises that clamp with movable jaws. This technology has continued to progress to match the requirements of five-axis workholding.

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Workholding

Celebrating 40 Years by Giving Back

To honor the 40th anniversary of LNS Group (based in Orvin, Switzerland), the company’s more than 800 employees have committed to give back to their communities through public service.

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Toolholders

65 Years in Business

To commemorate its 65th anniversary, Kaiser has opened a second building, co-located with its newly expanded headquarters.

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Cutting Tools

Outsourced Job Moves In House to Save Money

Up against a tight deadline and down to a single insert to run an entire batch of hardened steel components, Metalmite turned to Sandvik Coromant to help overcome a tough threading operation and take an expensive outsourced job in-house for a fraction of the cost.

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Cutting Tools

Making Cutting Tools in New Ways

Horn began operations in 1969 with a focus on grooving tools. Today, it is represented in more than 70 countries and has expanded its tooling business to threading, interpolated milling, axial grooving, drilling, reaming and broaching.

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Workholding

Bolt-On Trunnion Tables

Trunnion tables can be a low-cost way to reduce part handling, speed throughput and improve accuracy at a fraction of the cost of new machines.

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Cutting Tools

Seco Inks Sponsorship Deal with Andretti Autosport

Metalcutting solutions provider Seco Tools recently signed on as a technical and supplier sponsor of the Izod IndyCar Series championship racing team Andretti Autosport.

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Cutting Tools

Thread Whirling in the Medical Field

After working in this industry for even a short time, you are in tune with all the things around you that have been created on a metalworking machine tool and realize how extensive the list is.

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Bar Feeders

Video Shows Bar Puller in Action

Automation can bring speed and consistency to many different manufacturing operations. When it can be added with relatively minimal expense, the move seems even more compelling.

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Basics

Tooling Tips for Exotics

While exotic materials typically provide improved wear characteristics and better service life in the final product, they can present particular challenges during machining.

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