Tooling

Cutting Tools

A Square Hole for a Square Peg

Putting square and rectangular boxes into wedge-shaped slots in a vending system isn’t the best use of the space. A tambour-style system with rectangular columns and adjustable shelving creates slots that better accommodate items with their packaging.

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Toolholders

Shrink-Fit Collets Preset Required Tool Length

The TER ThermoGrip shrink-fit collets from Bilz feature solid bodies that are not deformed or compressed when clamping, the company says.

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Cutting Tools

Inserts’ Smaller IC Reduces Carbide, Increases Productivity

Ingersoll has added two insert styles to its T-Tank product line: the WNMX and DNUX inserts.

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Toolholders

Toolholding System Offers High Performance at Fast Speeds

Parlec’s high-performance Eros toolholding system is said to offer high velocity, improved cutting performance and longer tool life.

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Workholding

Tilting Rotary Table Enables Five-Axis Machining

Calmotion’s TR-7 tilting rotary table enables three-axis vertical machining centers to achieve five-axis machining of complex workpieces and reduce setup time, increasing productivity.

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Cutting Tools

Cutting Insert Incorporates Through-Tool Coolant

The Horn HP65-grade S224 indexable insert with through-tool coolant features the company’s 3V geometry and a 3-mm (0.118") grooving width.

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Cutting Tools

Through-Coolant Capability Reduces Cycle Time

Aided by Walter Titex tooling and a new higher-rpm machine tool from Fryer, Toolmasters Inc. was able to cut cycle time on a complex die set.

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Milling Tools

PCD Cutter Enables Efficient Chip Production

Lach Diamant’s PCD monoblock Cool Injection-Plus cutter integrates its Cool Injection cooling system and Plus chip controller for high-speed cutting.

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Workholding

Fixture Plate System Speeds Visual Inspection

Phillips Precision’s Open-Sight fixture plate system provides lean, quick-change workholding for visual inspection.

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Turning Tools

Video Highlights Extreme Part-Off Demos

The strength of a tough part-off tool is shown in video showing it parting off a railroad rail and sledgehammer head. Talk about significant interrupted cuts…

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