Getting to grips with hydraulic chucks
Thanks to their excellent precision and efficiency, hydraulic chucks have established themselves as real workhorses in the world of machining.
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TESA PMI ‘Swiss army knife’ height gauge offers consistent quality control
“At TESA we have met with many small and medium sized businesses reluctant to invest in state-of-the-art measuring equipment,” says Paul Hodgkinson, sales manager for the UK, Ireland and the Nordics.
3 days ago
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A wheel revolution in Viper grinding
While it’s understandable that consumable cost is often a target for cost reduction, in a world clamouring for best practice, do the results justify the effort?
5 days ago
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Small but powerful 5-axis machining
Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of DN Solutions (formerly Doosan) and Zayer machine tools into the UK and Ireland, has introduced a new simultaneous 5-axis machining centre into the market.
3 days ago
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Blades of class
GF Machining Solutions, the milling, EDM and laser ablation machine tool specialist, and advanced tooling and automation solutions provider, has recently introduced, via its Liechti Engineering AG subsidiary, a new, high-performance simultaneous 5-axis machining centre dedicated to the fast and efficient processing of high-precision blades used in the aerospace and power generation industries.
1 day ago
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Added advantages for milling tools
Milling with large tool overhangs is practiced in diverse manufacturing processes and is influenced by tool configuration or workholding fixtures.
1 month ago
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New insert clamping system increases sliding-head turning productivity
When grooving components radially, axially or internally to micron precision on a sliding-head lathe, or when carrying out longitudinal turning or parting-off, production output can be raised following the introduction of a redesigned insert clamping method by cutting tool manufacturer, Horn.
1 month ago
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MicroTurn tackles unleaded brass alloys
For manufacturers experiencing the scourge of stringy swarf when using small boring tools to machine materials such as unleaded brass or aluminium, Floyd Automatic Tooling has now introduced a useful new addition to the Ifanger MicroTurn internal boring tool system.
1 month ago
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Dormer Pramet expands grooving and parting-off range
The Pramet GL range for grooving and parting-off applications has been expanded with many new additions for various operations.
1 month ago
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Taking optical metrology to the floor
Optical Gaging Products (OGP), a leading manufacturer of optical and precision multi-sensor metrology systems for industrial quality control, has launched a floor model addition to its SmartScope E-Series family of automatic digital zoom metrology systems, the SmartScope E45.
1 month ago
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Ultra precise chucks with submicron runout
Big Kaiser, a global specialist in premium high-precision tooling systems and solutions for metalworking industries has announced the arrival of its new Hydraulic Chuck Ultra Precision.
2 months ago
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Generating high-quality edges
The Trumpf edge trimmer TruTool TKA 1500 reliably generates metallic blank edges that can be repeated accurately without any rework and, according to the manufacturer, is now even better than before.
2 months ago
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