Tooling
Thread Whirling On The Subspindle
The screw machine industry, not surprisingly, started out making screws. Then, screw machines were used to make almost everything but screws—electrical components, aerospace fasteners, plumbing connections and thousands of other kinds of parts.
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Small-Diameter Coolant Drills
The CrazyDrill Cool line of coolant drills are designed for applications requiring deep, accurately drilled holes for very small diameters.
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Rotary Indexing System Offers Wireless Program
Hardinge Inc.-Workholding Div. has configured its all-digital 5C rotary indexing system with infrared (IR) "send and receive," which is said to elevate program control and editing to new levels. This capability uses handheld computers with a Pocket PC operating system.
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Productivity Increases With Automatic Short-Load Bar Feeder
This company was skeptical about replacing its 12-foot bar feeders with an automatic, short-load system until it tested one manufacturer's system.
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One Guide Channel, No Spindle Liners
It’s only 5 years old, but bar feed manufacturer Top Automazioni is growing fast. On a recent visit to the company headquarters in Italy, I found out first hand how technology has developed faster change-over of bar feeders and how it is fueling demand.
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Fast Taps For Today's CNC Machines
Emuge Corp. (Northborough, Massachusetts), has expanded its line of Full-Speed taps with ten new styles, each available in 20 different sizes, in both inch and millimeter.
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Coolant-Through Turning Toolholders Deliver Increased Performance And Tool Life
It should be obvious to anyone who has ever washed a driveway or patio with a garden hose: For the best results, you must keep the stream of water precisely where it's needed. The same principle applies to delivering coolant to the cutting zone.
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Boning Up On Thread Whirling's Advantages
Thread whirling attachments installed on this bone screw maker's Swiss screw machines prove to be just the right prescription for the company's mix of screw sizes and run quantities.
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Workholding Collets And Factors That Affect Grip Force
The phenomenon of the staying power of the collet, in light of the rapidly changing technology in machine tool design, is attributed to the utility and the elegant simplicity of the device. The collet is a small but powerful component for the machine tool industry, incorporating all of the these features.
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Serrating On The Lathe
If you are one of those firms doing serrating as a separate operation, you’ll be pleased to learn that there is now a serration shave tool that enables you to perform the serrating as just another operation on your CNC lathe.
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