Products

EDM

Suite of Productivity Technologies Applied to Complete EDM Line

Makino's full line of wire EDM, sinker EDM and EDM hole-drilling machines are now equipped with the company's s suite of Hyper Technologies, previously introduced for U-series wire EDMs,

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Thermal Camera, Software Eases Preventive Maintenance

GTI Predictive’s ThermoPro package includes FLIR Systems’ thermal camera and the ThermoPro iPad app, enabling machine shops to use thermography to locate machinery problems as well as track thermal data over time for preventive maintenance.

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Redesigned Mini VMC Includes Features for Ease of Use

Haas has redesigned its Mini Mill small-footprint VMCs with a focus on improving ease of use and operator productivity.

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Toolholders

Bi-Directional Rotation Speeds Lathe Tool Changes

The Sauter disc-type tool turret from Indexing Technologies is said to promote optimum performance on lathes, with a rigid, precise design that provides rapid indexing times.

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Measurement

Optical Measurement System Sealed for Shopfloor Use

Jenoptik Industrial Metrology’s Hommel-Etamic Opticline single-camera optical measurement system is designed to measure workpieces as large as 80 mm in diameter without any loss of resolution.

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Optical Measurement System Sealed for Shopfloor Use

Jenoptik Industrial Metrology’s Hommel-Etamic Opticline single-camera optical measurement system is designed to measure workpieces as large as 80 mm in diameter without any loss of resolution.

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Machining Center for Die/Mold Ensures Thermal Stability

The HSM 500 MoldMaster (MM) machining center from GF Machining Solutions is designed to produce die/mold-related components, from 58-Rc steel mold cores to hot pressing dies to sinker-EDM electrodes for intricate mold cavities.

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Cutting Tools

Fast Delivery for Application-Specific Swiss-type Inserts

GenSwiss now offers delivery times of less than three weeks for application-specific Utilis inserts used with Utilis thread whirling rings and attachments in Swiss-type machines.

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Die/Mold Polishing Compound Increases Productivity

Engis’s Hyprez SC diamond polishing compound for die/mold polishing is designed to increase removal rates on die/mold steels without sacrifice of finishes.

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Five-Axis

Hybrid Machining Center Intersperses Milling with Growing Parts

DMG MORI’s Lasertec 4300 3D hybrid machine incorporates additive-directed energy deposition (blown powder) into a five-axis turn-mill machining center with a working area of 600 × 1,500 mm.

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Workholding

Multi-Axis Rotary Tables Enable Hundreds of Configurations

The Swiss-manufactured pL Lehmann 500 series of modular multi-axis rotary tables, now available from Exsys Tool, enables users to upgrade a vertical machining center to increase productivity.

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Turning Center Performs Hard Turning, Grinding in Single Clamping

Emag’s VTC 100 GT hard turning center is said to integrate all hard processes, including turning and grinding (aluminum oxide or cubic boron nitride), in a single machine where they can be changed flexibly to suit production of different types of shaft components.

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