Custom Cutting Tools Create a Competitive Edge January 4, 2019 For certain machining applications, off-the-shelf cutters come up short. Here’s how to increase productivity, reduce costs, and improve part quality with a custom cutting tool solution.
Who’s Afraid of Five-Axis Machining? January 2, 2019 According to McNamara, director of sales for Doosan Machine Tools America (Pine Brook, NJ), the most important tools in getting customers to move into five-axis machining are features within the control that make it simple to create, understand and prove out machining programs.
The Evolution of Workholding January 8, 2019 Makers of workholding devices face a moving target. The machine tools they work with are changing. There’s more high-speed machining. More high-feed machining. More multi-axis machines. New uses of coolant to reduce temperatures during cutting operations.
Mazak Acquires MegaStir December 3, 2018 Mazak Corporation has announced its acquisition of MegaStir, a supplier of friction stir welding (FSW) tools and technology located in Provo, Utah.
Measure Carbide Tools and Metal Blanks July 14, 2020 Marposs announces Aeroel MECLAB.T40 bench-top laser measurement system for measuring tools and blanks.
Maximizing MRR with Tools for High-Speed Milling June 17, 2020 Advanced cutting tools can maximize metal removal rates (MRR) when machining even the most difficult-to-machine materials. Powered by the latest CAM programs, these machining strategies are known variously as high-speed, high-efficiency, optimized roughing and also by proprietary brand names like Mastercam’s Dynamic Milling.
March 2020 U.S. Cutting Tool Orders Up 1% from February May 18, 2020 March 2020 U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $189.8 million, according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI) and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.
EMUGE-FRANKEN and GROB Announce Strategic Partnership August 13, 2021 Partnership of EMUGE-FRANKEN, a cutting tools manufacturer, and GROB, a CNC machining centers manufacturer, provides, advanced 5-Axis solutions, expertise and support.
Hardinge to Acquire Weisser July 21, 2021 Hardinge Inc. and J.G Weisser GmbH & Co. KG have entered into a definitive agreement under which Hardinge will acquire Weisser.
Automation Redefines Tool Presetting May 26, 2021 Automation, as applied to tool Presetters, references a variety of operational and communications features that can be incorporated in a machine or system customized for the special needs of an individual shop or a major manufacturing facility.
