Tooling
Reestablishing A Name In Bar Feeders
To keep its well known line at the forefront of the minds of those in the market for a bar feeder, this company completely redesigned its product. Features such as a see-through cover and Direct Connect programming through the machine tool's CNC demonstrate the results of this focused effort.
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Milling Tools
Iscar is expanding it's Multi-Master line of tools that are designed to allow users to do a variety of milling operations in a single shank. An array of head geometries are currently available to perform ball nose, square shoulder, chamfering and slitting/slotting operations. The easily interchangeable carbide heads provide performance for all of these applications with the added advantage of reduced indexing time.
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Shop Sticks With Stick Tooling
Who says we can’t be competitive on simple parts? The secret for making it happen at one Connecticut shop is the combination of modern CNC Swiss-type machines and good old-fashioned “stick” tooling.
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Bar Feeders And Workpiece Surface Finish
Quality surface finish of a part is not only dependent on the turning machine itself, but also on the barstock loading and support system. The bar feed system becomes critical to the surface finish outcome by enabling the turning machine to create the desired finish and/or by protecting the existing finish.
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Swiss-Type Machines: More Than Just a Lathe
CNC Swiss-Type machines have more capability built in than ever before. Many of these capabilites can be accessed using attachments that increase the throughput of the machine tool, improve the quality of the work coming off the machine and reduce or eliminate the need for secondary operations even for very complex workpieces.
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The Change To Quick-Change Collets
Quick-change collets can improve production times and accuracy while alleviating any change-over issues typically associated with standard collets.
Read MoreChip Control With Coolant
Directing high pressure coolant under the chip in turning applications can improve cutting rates, tool life and surface finish.
Read MoreLine Your Spindles, Line Your Pockets
Urethane spindle liners present a viable option to steel to fill the gap between spindle ID and bar OD. They protect both the spindle and bar stock and increase machine performance.
Read MoreHold On With Vacuum Clamping
Because of the possibility of workpiece deformation, clamping using three-jaw chucks is not always suitable for final machining. In cases where tight machining tolerances must be upheld, this Danish cutting specialist relies on vacuum clamping technology to hold its parts.
Read MoreDrafting New Players For Swiss Precision
Consistent operations play a big part in attaining high productivity. That’s why, as a shop grows (as this Swiss shop has), it should look to add machines—and employees—that complement each other.
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