Tooling

Holemaking

Half-Inch Holes With Indexable Inserts

Small indexable inserts that can be used for hole drilling are a recent development.

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Cutting Tools

Stating The Case For Spade Drills

Spade drills are economical and can solve critical hole-making problems, too.

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Workholding

'Give' A Little Get A Lot

Holding irregular and dimensionally variable shapes, accurately and securely, calls for fixturing with flexibility to match that of their four-machine cell.  

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Cutting Tools

Five Key Concepts Of Modular, Quick-Change Tooling

A tooling system consisting of interchangeable cutting units and standardized locking units has a lot to offer users of CNC machines, whether for turning, milling, or both on a turn mill. These guidelines will help you think clearly about how modular, quick-change tooling can benefit your shop.

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Low Cost Machine - High Efficiency Machining

This captive machine shop gets extremely high utilization of their vertical machining centers through clever workholding and handling procedures.

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Milling Tools

Mold Maker Profits By Teaming With Tooling Company, Distributor

Productivity is up by 15 percent, tool life is up 20 percent and part cost is down 20 percent for face milling, drilling and boring operations at Engel Machinery Inc., York, Pennsylvania.

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Turning Tools

Taking The Fear Out Of Hard Turning

To make the transition to hard turning, you'll need to switch from carbide to CBN inserts, but that is easier (and more economical) than you might think. It's making the jump to much higher surface speeds that might scare you off. It needn't. Here's why.

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Workholding

Flexible Workholding For Flexible Cells

At this shop, workpiece blanks are generally castings and forgings. Holding irregular and dimensionally variable shapes, accurately and securely, calls for fixturing with flexibility to match that of their four-machine cell.

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Automation

Dedicated Tapping Machine Optimizes Cell For Milwaukee Manufacturer

  As a heavy user of CNC machine tools, Harley-Davidson is a model for applying high-tech manufacturing techniques. Yet, when a machining cell needed an efficiency boost recently, the answer came from a decidedly less-complex, dedicated hole-tapping machine.

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Toolholders

Rigid Spindle Extension Solves Deep Mold And Die Problems

In the past 15 years, there has been an increasing demand for stronger, but lighter, automotive and aerospace components. To save weight and increase structural integrity, many small subassemblies have been redesigned into a single integral part.

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