Mill 4 -12KT - Tangential Shoulder Milling Introducing the Mill 4-12KT, the new indexable tangential shoulder mill from Kennametal: requiring up to 15% less horsepower, enabling increased feed rates, even on small machines.
Driving force Two recently introduced milling machines from Nicolás Correa are leveraging the benefits of the latest generation of rack and pinion drive technology from Redex.
Robots lead the way for milling production Pioneering precision subcontractor Qualiturn Products has invested in an automation-ready, high-performance Doosan 5-axis machining centre from Mills CNC to increase productivity. PES reports.
Soaring success for start-up company GZero Machining Services, is a family-run engineering business based in Derbyshire, has enjoyed significant levels of success in its first few months.
Starrag Rent product brochure Rental of Starrag’s Bumotec mill-turn and machining centres is a cost-effective way to capitalise on multi-tasking, single set-up machining of complex parts from up to 65mm diameter bar.
A ramped-up milling range Developed for the machining of very tough materials, the new RF100 5-Speed and RF100 7-Speed solid carbide end mills from Guhring are claimed to take cutting speeds and process reliability…
New vertical mill boosts engineering capabilities for plastics In an effort to enhance the quality of precision components manufactured onsite and meet customers’ budget and real-time delivery requirements, technical trade moulder Broanmain Plastics recently installed a state-of-the-art vertical…
A need-to-have machine The acquisition of a Mikron 5-axis milling machine from GF Machining Solutions is paying dividends for Huddersfield-based precision manufacturer Thomas Brown Engineering, where its performance and flexibility is proving crucial.
Super finishing face milling cutter for aluminium M5B90 is a finishing face milling concept developed for automotive aluminium components such as cylinder heads, blocks, housings, covers and all components with a wide material engagement.
New machining centre helps West Midlands manufacturer support growth Black Country manufacturer Cube Precision Engineering is investing in a new multi-axis CNC milling centre to help it deliver £2 million of new orders.
Wiltshire manufacturer brings metalcutting in-house with Hurco Loadpoint Micro-Machining Solutions, a manufacturer in Cricklade that more than 40 years ago invented the industry standard saw for dicing semiconductor wafers, has brought all of its metalcutting in-house following…
Ceramic end mills help optimise aerospace part machining With components made from nickel-based alloys becoming increasingly prevalent across the aerospace industry, the demand for optimised cutting tools continues to grow. In this article, Sandvik Coromant extols the virtues…
Stable milling option for tough alloys Stroud-based LB Bentley machines a range of difficult nickel alloys and stainless steels. When it needed to replace a pair of ageing vertical machining centres, it found Whitehouse Machine Tools…
Open house announced at Hermle headquarters in Germany More than 30 machining centres, mainly 5-axis models and some with various types of automation, will be on show at an open house to be held from 8-11 May 2019…
Forcing up feed rates High-speed and high feed milling is increasingly prominent with the ever-improving performance of the modern machine tool.
Versatile radial ISO indexable inserts Mapal has introduced a new milling programme with pressed, radial ISO indexable inserts that completes the company’s portfolio of standard milling tools.
Integration of grinding technology into mill-turn machining centers DMG Mori explains how to integrate grinding technology into mill-turn machining centers for complete machining capabilities.
On the ball milling Open Mind Technologies’ hyperMILL CAM software has been used to conduct the 5-axis programming of a replica basketball hoop.
New dimensions for milling Mastercam 2019 Mill, available in the UK from exclusive agent 4D Engineering, offers expanded machining flexibility and an increased emphasis on speed and automation.
CAM and the Cloud Autodesk has introduced a number of new features to PowerMill 2019, the CAM solution for high-speed and 5-axis machining, to enable manufacturers to harness the power of the Cloud, streamline…
Haas explains how to avoid chatter on a milling machine In this how-to video, Haas addresses an issue that every machinist has faced at some point: chatter. The video takes the complex topic and breaks it down into three categories…
Milling an aerospace bracket: 90 minute process reduced to 5 See a 90 minutes process reduced to less than 5 with a variety of Tungaloy milling products. The process involves milling an EN24T steel aerospace bracket with the help of…
High-speed and 5-axis milling at Matsuura UK Watch high-speed roughing and 5-axis machining in action. Here, Autodesk PowerMill and a Matsuura MX-520, 5-axis CNC combine to machine an aluminium wheel. Check out these slow motion shots.
Six of the best A new, tangential milling system launched by Horn at the recent AMB exhibition in Stuttgart is claimed to be the first ever side mill to deploy six effective cutting inserts.…
