Tooling
CNC Lathe Features Integrated Robot
IMTS 2018: Fortune’s Vturn-NP16CM CNC lathe with Easyway robot features a 6" three-jaw hollow hydraulic chuck, a BMT-45 live turret with 12 live tools and more.
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Heavy-Duty Chuck Enhances Protection for Reduced Downtime
IMTS 2018: Pratt Burnerd’s 80" heavy-duty, three-jaw manual universal chuck has long master jaws with wiper blades to protect from metal shavings entering the chuck.
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Deep-Hole Tooling Covers Range of Applications
IMTS 2018: Sunnen Products Co. offers deep hole tooling and systems for primary hole generation, single-source bore creation and finishing solutions, and automated and manual honing systems.
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Steady Rests, Work Rests Support Range of Applications
IMTS 2018: Kitagawa NorthTech will be featuring its complete line of turning steady rests and grinding work rests.
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Swivel Design Automates Angle-Head Positioning
IMTS 2018: Available from Koma Precision Inc., Alberti’s Index series of angle heads combines a swiveling module with a standard angle head.
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Big Kaiser Launches Redesigned Website
Big Kaiser has launched a redesigned website to improve the online customer experience.
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Understanding Circle-Segment Milling Tools
The circle-segment cutter represents a class of milling tool in which the CAM software is key for using the tool effectively. Cutting profiles presented at the proper angles realize cycle-time reductions in contoured workpieces such as molds. A CAM company engineer discusses the role of this tooling.
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System Automates Workholding Change-Overs
IMTS 2018: Positrol’s Automation Chuck Change system enables an industrial robot to fully automate workholding changeovers.
Read MoreUndercutting, Chamfering Tools Feature Through Coolant
IMTS 2018: Tool-Flo’s Flo-Min series of solid carbide miniature tools features coolant-through capabilities.
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Thread Milling Tool Reduces Premature Insert Failure
IMTS 2018: Tungaloy’s ThreadMilling ETLN series of indexable thread milling tools enables a single cutter body to use different thread profiles and pitches for various operations.
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