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Cutting Tools
Boring Bar Adjusts In The Cut
Firms that do a lot of boring of gear boxes, valves, castings and other complex components on horizontal boring mills, floor-type boring mills and similar horizontal-spindle machines should be interested in Controlled Boring Bars and Contouring Heads.
Read MoreAviation Component Supplier Cuts Setup Time With Productivity Partnership
This shop turned to a tool supplier to help cut milling time on one alloy steel hydraulic body by 63 percent. The success led to a broader Productivity Improvement Program that identified some $87,000 in potential annual savings, and ultimately to a $600,000 payoff by introducing a quick-change modular tooling system.
Read MoreWhat's Happening With Cutting Tools
Shops in North America are machining high-value parts, including parts made from difficult-to-machine metals, as a larger share of their workload. When the MMS editors recently listed topics related to cutting tools that we intend to watch closely, we found this one factor鈥攄ifficulty鈥攁t the heart of much of what is changing about shops' use of tooling.
Read MoreNon-Traditional Methods For Making Small Holes
Consider these alternatives when conventional drilling can't do the job.
Read MoreThe Role Of Balance In High Speed Finish Boring
Precision boring is particularly vulnerable to unbalance, but not every high speed boring application demands a balanceable tool.
Read MoreGood Planning Makes Better Threaded Holes
Hole making is as common an operation as exists in metalworking. Tapping those holes is also very common. Finding a way to get quality threads and using efficient processing are ongoing jobs for this Indiana shop.
Read MoreBoosting Productivity For Turbine Engine Part Makers
Compared with common steel, the heat-resistant super alloys (HRSAs) and other hard metals used in jet engines and ground-based turbines require far longer cycle times per part. Advanced cutting inserts can boost machining throughput with these materials, but achieving these gains requires proper tooling selection and proper implementation.
Read MorePallet Adjusts To Different Tool Diameters
A tool-handling device developed for more efficient automated production of cutting tools may also be helpful for machine shops that have their own in-house area for tool regrinding or making custom tools.
Read MoreCompany Invests In HMC To Keep Pace With Growth
Since its installation, this HMC has dramatically reduced floor-to-floor times on the manufacture of precision reamers, which are used for expanding oil well bore holes during directional drilling operations.
Read MoreLaser Toolsetter Solves Moldmaker's Quality And Productivity Challenges
Prior to toolsetter installation, Desenco personnel report that it was 'almost impossible' to attain accurate Z depths and repeatability in the Z axis.
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