Tooling

Holemaking

Mill/Drill Machine Features Digital Readouts

The model G0759 mill/drill from Grizzly Industrial features digital readouts for spindle speed rpm, table movement and spindle downfeed stroke.

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Workholding

Permanent Lifting Magnets Operate Hands-Free

The SafeHold APL series of permanent lifting magnets from Eriez requires no electricity and enables hands-free operation.

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Holemaking

Horizontal Boring and Milling Machine Equipped with Rotary Table

Chevalier Machinery offers its FBB series 110 and 130 horizontal boring and milling machines equipped with a rotary table.

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Workholding

Clamping System Enables Five-Sided Machining

The Quadrok plus clamping system from Hainbuch is designed for five-sided machining in one setup and is capable of clamping parts for operations ranging from simple saw cuts to complex cast housings.

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Workholding

Bar Feeder Centers Barstock with Hydrodynamic Principle

Lexair’s Mini Rhinobar bar feeder automatically centers and feeds small-diameter barstock for Swiss-type CNC screw machines and small fixed- or sliding-head lathes.

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Workholding

Electrical Clamping System Reduces Energy Usage

The EVS 50 electrical clamping system, part of Röhm’s e-Quipment line of clamping and gripping systems, activates power chucks on turning and grinding machines without hydraulics or pneumatics.

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Turning Tools

Chipbreaker Designed for Swiss Turning

Sumitomo Electric Carbide offers its MESI Chipbreaker for Swiss turning and small-parts machining, including medical applications.

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Holemaking

What’s Best for Boring Titanium?

In a joint research effort, Kaiser Precision Tooling and Blaser Swisslube searched for a combination of metalworking fluid and indexable insert that show the best results when boring titanium. The results underscore the importance of controlling vibration, friction and heat.

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Cutting Tools

T-Slot Cutters Feature Spline Connection

Iscar’s SD-SP15 narrow slotting and groove milling cutters feature 1.25"-diameter milling heads with eight teeth ranging from 0.125" to 0.250" in width for maximum depth of cut ranging to 0.315".

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Workholding

Shop Solution for Faster Jaw Change-Overs

This shop turned a problem into a product line.

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