Expanded turret capacity on LVD 200 kN Strippit V-series punch presses is designed to increase their flexibility and reduce set-up times.
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Seco Tools (UK) has introduced the Jabro JC0710 HSS-Co range of large diameter end mills for machining stainless steels – sub-micrometer grade (SMG 8–11) and titanium (SMG 22) – which are suitable for both roughing and finishing operations.
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Sandvik Coromant is launching two versatile turning insert grades in its Spectrum programme. GC15 combines high strength, micro-grain cemented carbide with a thin, PVD coating for added edge strength and wear resistance. GC30 has high bulk toughness with a gradient cemented carbide substrate and highly wear- and heat-resistant CVD coating.
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Röhm has developed its COE face drivers to allow components to be completely machined, including milling, turning and cross-hole drilling in a single set-up. The surface quality achieved is said to be similar to a milling process when the part is clamped by a vice.
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Unison's quick-change tooling system for its Breeze all-electric 3-axis tube benders covers all of the tooling components on the machine, and includes barcode identification to verify the changeover process. On a 50 mm single-stack machine, for example, a fully validated changeover involving six basic tool components to switch from manufacturing one part to another can be accomplished in less than three minutes, says the company.
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A trigonal milling head developed by Swiss company Reiden allows the dihedral angles formed by the surfaces of two planes from -15° to +105° to be machined using a single axis of a Reiden 5-axis universal machining centre.
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Three-dimensional white light measurement specialist Phase Vision presented some developments of its Quartz optical scanners at the recent MACH 2012 exhibition.
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Filtercube 2N/2H and Filtercube 4N/4H are BGIA-certified DIN EN ISO 15012-1 stationary central suction and filter units available from Germany company Teka through UK sole agent, Flextraction.
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The Leitz Sirio SX co-ordinate measuring robot, designed particularly for the shopfloor quality assurance of powertrain components, was a star of the Hexagon Metrology stand at the recent MACH exhibition.
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Jetcam International has launched updates of its two flagship products – Jetcam Expert CADCAM and nesting software for sheet metal and composite users, and the premium version of Jetcam Order Controller (JOC), which provides remote ordering, geometry creation and nesting for Jetcam Expert
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The Haco Kompakt CNC plasma cutting machine is offered in a large range of table sizes and with Hypertherm or Kjelberg plasma sources for conventional and high definition cutting.
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More high performance turning inserts aimed at the machining of a range of steels, including carbon, alloy and stainless, have joined the Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal ACE-Coat AC 800P series which boasts the company's Super FF coating.
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The Haas ST-10Y is a small-footprint Y-axis turning centre that provides 102 mm of Y-axis travel (±50.8 mm from the centreline) for off-centre milling, drilling, and tapping, and comes standard with high torque live tooling and a servo-driven C axis for versatile 4-axis capability.
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Eurospark is offering remodelled series of Joemars Wire EDMs, which the company says, provides high accuracy within a reduced footprint. The series features DOS control, a 64-bit CPU and data input via compact flash card reader.
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ESAB Cutting Systems has extended the capabilities of its CNC plasma cutting machines through the integration of plasma cutting software and control systems to improve hole cutting cylindricity and to deliver best possible cut edge quality.
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The 2012 R2 version of Delcam's PowerMill CAM system for high speed and 5-axis machining includes new and enhanced strategies for both roughing and finishing.
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Bowers Metrology's says its Nemesis 9000 series of multi-purpose hardness testing instruments is based on the most up to date hardness testing technology.
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Mollart Engineering has launched single-lip, solid carbide gun drill development from deep hole drilling tooling specialist Botek. The gundrills can be used in machining centres and lathes fitted with through-tool coolant supply and low- pressure air/oil mist (MQL) systems, as well as special-purpose gundrilling machines.
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The novel modular Multiring EM/FM90 porcupine-like cutter from Avantec Zerspantechnik has been expanded with the addition of a 125 mm diameter unit.
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Whitehouse Machine Tools has been appointed sole UK sales and service agent for Taiwan's Averex Automation, Taichung and its Akari HS-450i horizontal machining centre.
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Walter GB has launched the Walter Titex XD70 deep drill for depths up to 30XD as standard and up to 70XD as semi-standard. These depths can be drilled in one operation and without the need for ventilation.
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The Walter Xtra.tec F4045 heptagon cutter, with indexable inserts having 14 cutting faces, is designed for cutting depths in the 4-6 mm range. It is available in close and medium pitches to suit all cast iron machining conditions.
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Steinbichler Optotechnik's ABIS optimiser, a portable laser surface testing system, provides objective surface evaluation of a part during processing. It has been developed for use at an extremely early stage of manufacture to speed up tool design, pilot production and process optimisation.
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The combination of CoroMill Plura solid carbide endmills and shrink-fit toolholders with its iLock system is particularly suited to the milling of titanium aeroframe components, says Sandvik Coromant.
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Metalworking fluids company Quaker Chemical reports that it has developed a safer and better performing alternative to boric acid-based formulations. Quakercool 7200 HBFF addresses EC regulatory changes that have listed boric acid as a class 1B toxic substance.
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