Products
Zero-Point Clamping System Expanded with Plate Variations, Risers, Accessories
PMTS 2017: Lang Technovation’s Quick Point zero-point clamping system is designed to greatly reduce setup times in horizontal and vertical CNC milling operations.
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Spindle Inspection System Helps to Find Root Causes of Failures
Lion Precision’s SpindleCheck Inspector system provides diagnostic and capability data for all rotating spindles to help shops better manage their machine tools.
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Five-Axis VMC Processes Small, Complex Workpieces
PMTS 2017: Mazak will feature its VC-500A/5X vertical machining center capable of full five-axis machining with a trunnion-style rotary/tilt table that enables accurate cost-effective processing of small, complex parts.
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Lathes Use Low-Frequency Vibration to Avoid Chip Problems
PMTS 2017: The popular Citizen Cincom L20 sliding-headstock lathes from Marubeni are now available with low-frequency vibration (LFV). LFV is said to avoid the problem of spiraling chips, chip entanglement and built-up edges.
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Swiss Turning Inserts
PMTS 2017: The MESI Chipbreaker from Sumitomo Electric Carbide Inc. is designed for Swiss turning and small parts machining, particularly in medical and other high precision applications.
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Screw Machine Has Four Cross Slides
PMTS 2017: Absolute Machine Tools will demonstrate one of Lico's LNTS line of multi-slide screw machines featuring a 42-mm spindle with four cross slides, an eight-position backworking electric turret and the ability to overlap as many as five tools at one time.
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Shaft Unloading Via Second Lathe Spindle
PMTS 2017: Lexair Inc., North American importer for German lathe automation provider, Breuning Irco, offers expanded capabilities to enable fast part and shaft unloading via a CNC lathe’s second spindle.
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PMTS 2017: Kitagawa-NorthTech, a manufacturer of chucks, cylinders, steady rests and workholding accessories, provides custom turnkey workholding services.
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Interchangeable Broach Toolholder for any ER Collet Chuck
PMTS 2017: Interchangeable among any style ER collet chuck, the compact, adjustment-free offset rotary broach toolholder will thread onto existing ER (16, 20, 25 and 32) collet chucks and features a built-in 1-degree wobble cutting edge for offset rotary broaching.
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Remote Monitoring System Provides Real-Time Analysis
PMTS 2017: The Smart Attend Pro remote monitoring system features real-time analysis capabilities. It offers dynamic tools for measuring efficiency and making fast, effective decisions from anywhere in the world.
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Boring Bars with Coolant Through Reduces Cutting Edge Temps
PMTS 2017: Coolant Ring Technology (CRT) holders from Scientific Cutting Tools are made from high quality heat treated steel and come with a black oxide coating.
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Insertable Form Tool Systems Save Money
The insertable tooling system from Schwanog LLC can be applied, but is not limited, to applications such as OD and ID grooving, form drilling, thread whirling, single-point threading, turning and milling, broaching of serrations, shaving and skiving, and polygon turning.
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