Machines

Air-Powered Spindles Enable 50,000-rpm Milling

Eastec 2017: Air Turbine Spindles’ new 50,000-rpm 660 series is said to dramatically reduce cycle time and machine spindle wear in applications ranging from micromachining to heavy-duty milling in tool steel, titanium, ceramics or Inconel.

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Automated Deep Drilling for Medical Applications

Eastec 2017: Available from Advanced Machine & Engineering, Tibo Tiefbohrtechnik鈥檚 E10 series of deep-drilling machines is designed to offer the precision required for bonescrews and other medical parts.

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Automation

United Grinding Appoints VP of Operations

Michael Gebhardt will spearhead the implementation of the company鈥檚 new quality standards and will steer the creation of its first smart factory.

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Complete Machining of Large Aerospace Parts

Machine Specialties Inc. needed to produce large parts with a constantly increasing degree of complexity. The M120 Millturn from WFL enables the shop to process large components in only one clamping.

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Grinding

Vibratory Finishing System Handles Delicate Die Castings

Kovolis Hedvikov A.S. needed a flexible finishing process integrated into its existing production scheme. Rosler's continuous-feed vibratory system provided efficient finishing of large, delicate die castings.

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Grinding

Hardinge Group to Host Machine Technology Show

The June 6-8 event will feature products, seminars, networking and more.

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Automation

Putting the “Feed” in Zero-Defect Through-Feed Grinding

An automated grinding, inspection and packaging cell churns out two fragile automotive parts per second with zero defects.

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Holemaking

EDM Machine Probing Possibilities

Probing options for electrical discharge machining equipment range from simple to sophisticated. Here are options for wire, sinker and hole-drilling EDM.

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Basics

Buying a VMC: Considering Structure and Stability

Design and construction govern a vertical machining center’s ability to machine parts to tight tolerances with accuracy and repeatability.

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Hybrid Vertical Machining Center Integrates Wire-Arc Technology

Hybrid combines five-axis subtractive capabilities with arc-welding head.

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