Tooling

Workholding

Collet Pad Top Jaws Expand Chuck Workholding Capabilities

Collet pad top jaws from Dillon Manufacturing is said to enable aggressive machining to reduce cycle times and provide consistent repeatability.

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Cutting Tools

Arch Specials Hires Director of Product Management, Standards

Arch Specials, a part of KEO Cutting Tools, has brought on Marcus Ralston as director of product management, standards.

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Turning Tools

Steel Turning Insert Grade Resists Wear

Tungaloy’s T9225 insert grade for steel turning is the latest addition to the T9200 CVD grade series.

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Cutting Tools

Tool-Flo Consolidates Operations in New Houston Facility

Tool-Flo has doubled its manufacturing capacity with a new facility intended to increase product developments.

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Toolholders

Static Toolholders Cut Down on Tool Indexing

Exsys Tool’s double square shank and quad square shank static toolholders accommodate two or four inserts, respectively, in a single tool turret station.

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Holemaking

Boring System Contains Anti-Chatter Mechanism

Kennametal’s plug-and-play boring system contains an anti-chatter mechanism.

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Holemaking

Tapping Arm Offers 360 Degrees of Movement

FlexArm has introduced the GH-60 hydraulic tapping arm, whose 480-V power source provides tapping capabilities ranging from ½" to 2", even in laser-cut holes.

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Holemaking

Hole Drilling EDM Available in Three- or Five-Axis Configurations

Current EDM has released the CT400 CNC hole drilling machine designed for toolroom and production drilling applications.

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Workholding

Palletization Slashes Setup Time for Racing Shop

Whereas his predecessor had left Big Kaiser’s Unilock pallets in the corner, Charlie Mitchell of Andretti Autosport saw that they could help him reduce setup time on his milling machines in an environment where quick turnaround is essential. 

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Turning Tools

December 2018 Product Spotlight: Turning

This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on turning machines and tooling.

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