CC6190, a new ceramic insert grade for CoroMill 490, promises 2-3 times greater productivity against cemented carbide insert grades in cast iron and hardened steel due to the potential for higher cutting speeds. Any manufacturer involved in automotive part machining or general engineering will benefit from the use of CoroMill 490 with CC6190 ceramic inserts. A superior performance and enhanced precision are assured in applications that include the milling of engine components such as valve (…)

Sandvik Coromant is making accessing key data and productivity information in the field and on the machine shop floor easier than ever by launching its iOS and Android apps in eight new languages. French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese versions of these smart apps for metal cutting are now all available to download for free from the iTunes App Store and GooglePlay. With efficiency more important than ever, the apps aim to provide customers (…)

Gühring presents new efficient milling cutters to machine fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP). The economical machining of modern materials such as carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) requires high-tech tools operating extremely efficiently. Above all, it is important to avoid delamination or fiber projections on the component as well as thermal damage. The problem to solve The new varieties of CFRP materials are produced with less resin content and this leads to a unidirectional (…)

Sandvik Coromant recently presented the extension of is exchangeable-head system. It offers greater flexibility from new heads, cutters and integrated tool holders with exchangeable head coupling This fall see the expansion of Sandvik Coromant’s exchangeable-head (EH) system to include a wide assortment of solid carbide heads, indexable milling cutters, boring heads, integrated machine adaptors and different shanks. The exchangeable head coupling is based on a self-centering screw thread (…)

The mechatronic Schunk EGP 25-speed gripper for small components is the smallest electric gripper with integrated electronics on the market, and even more convincing it also has the best stroke to closing time ratio. With a maximum stroke of 3 mm, it only takes 0.03 s for its fingers to close, thus offering optimal prerequisites for minimal cycle times. The tiny, power dense gripper weighs just 100 g and has a gripping force of 7 N. It is suitable for rapid handling of workpieces up to 35 (…)

Dixi Polytool S.A., manufacturer of carbide tools aims to constantly innovate to strengthen its benchmark position, in particular in the watchmaking field. Thus, the year 2013 was marked by a large number of new products launches, dedicated primarily to the watchmakers and their subcontractors. Profiled T-slot end mill Dixi Polytool has always been able to manufacture profiled T-slot end mills (picture below) according to specific demands from customers but now, in order to answer as (…)

One of the key advantages of Deco line turning machines is their independent tool holder systems. On its new Swiss ST 26 machine, Tornos is offering tool holder plates as standard, as on all competitor machines, but for users who want more flexibility, Deco 13 and EvoDeco 16 fixed tool holders and Applitec Modu-Line tool holders are also fully compatible. As a reminder, the Modu-Line tool holder concept is a system patented by Applitec and shared by several manufacturers operating in the (…)

Medical devices have and are undergoing rapid change, generating pressure on the manufacture of components. Even some of the more basic parts such as screws have evolved as regards type, design, quality demands and delivery demands. In response, machinery, methods and tooling are developing to meet demands from a growing industry. The sliding-head machine provides an advantageous basis for very efficient machining – where parts are small but the differences in degree of utilization is (…)

In all areas, users of machines-tools, whether turning or milling, seek solutions to machine more effectively, to place tools in reduced spaces, or also to increase the number of tools available in fixed kinematics. The answers to all of these needs are precisely the forces of Pibomulti/Emissa (Switzerland). Meeting with Mr. Pierre Boschi, director and owner of the company, for whom nothing (or almost) is impossible. On the occasion of Midest Paris, on the ’special machines’ village, the (…)

At the EMO, high-precision toolholding system manufacturer Rego-Fix presented a simple, yet efficient solution for retrofitting driven tools with an internal cooling system. The reCool® Set retrofit internal cooling system for driven tools not only helps drive lowers tooling costs but also reduces initial investment outlay. It is well known that internal or peripheral cooling (along the shank) helps to extend tool service life far more effectively than spray pipes or nozzles, which are not (…)