Mike Page, Editor, writes:
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and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Manufacturingtalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Machine tools take the lead - for now from
Mike Page - editor's feature articles, which we summarised at the time by saying "At one time, tooling development tended to be a year or so ahead of machine tool development, lately the trend went the other way, though toolmakers are now more than
catching up, writes Mike Page".
A few weeks before,
we featured the news release Specialised drills save machining costs from
Mike Page - editor's feature articles: "Six drilling developments shown by Kennametal at EMO 2007, included hole making in SS and carbon-fibre reinforced polymers, deep-hole drilling and a modular drilling system, reports Mike Page".
In October 2007, we covered the news from Rofin-Baasel UK
concerning its StarCut Tube laser cutting system
- take a look at Laser-machining micro-tubes
which says: "Linear motor technology together with directly driven rotary axes provide enhanced speed and accuracy for the laser machining of complex geometries in micro components".
Take a look also at the news release from DP Technology, CAM gives productivity for CNC programming,
as well as Plasma-arc profiler enables small batch work from ESAB Automation,
and CNC plasma-arc profilers raise capacity from ESAB Automation.
See also:
CNC auto lathe's fast feeds cut cycle time by 10%
(July 2007)
Having 35m/min rapid axis feeds on a CNC sliding-head lathe reduced cycle times by 10% for machining shaft-type, alloy steel components for the consumer industry
Drills designed for small holes and batch jobs
(July 2007)
Swiss cutting tool manufacturer will be showing a very adaptable small hole drill range and a drills designed for carying out for machining small and medium batch quantities
Modular carbide tools drill austenitic SS better
(June 2007)
Modular carbide insert drills feature a revised cutting geometry for imroving the drilling of austenitic stainless steels, maximising process safety and reducing noise
Damped tools mill deep cavities and pockets
(April 2007)
Integrated dampening offers more efficient, vibration free machining to improve the performance of cutting tools working in deep cavities and pockets
Automatic bandsaw streamlines steel stockholding
(February 2007)
To make sawing more efficient, a 1,500 tonnes/month steel stockholding facility has installed its first automatic bandsaw, which is proving to be twice as fast as a manually-operated one
CAM aided machining of aluminium, steel, wood
(December 2006)
The flexibility of Delcam's FeatureCAM proved invaluable to DesignJug's 'Team Juggernaut' when it had to machine complex parts in aluminium, steel and even wood to create a self-guided vehicle
Laser system cuts flat sheet and tube
(November 2006)
A combined, automated, CNC system for laser cutting of tube and flat steel sheet takes less than three minutes to change automatically from the tube to flat steel sheet machining
Drilling into aluminium at faster speeds and feeds
(November 2006)
When machining small holes into aluminium a drill offers excellent chip removal, outstanding tool life, high productivity and at the same time 'brilliant surface quality'
Dynamic laser cutters reduce production costs
(November 2006)
A drastic reduction in production costs and times is being achieved with a laser profiling and cutting machine equipped with a highly dynamic, lightweight head
TIG unit provides quality at MIG welding speeds
(November 2006)
An essential development in the field of robotic welding featuring a TIG welding process with wire feed providing MIG welding speed combined with TIG quality
Lower cost laser does 80% of cutting/profiling
(November 2006)
Compared with other high quality laser cutting machines, a customer can invest in a machine at around half the investment cost, and process some 80% of the spectrum parts
Bevel head produces precise 3D plasma-arc cuts
(November 2006)
A bevel head serving as a carrier and guide of the plasma-arc torch is used for precise and variable bevel and section cutting of three-dimensional parts
Plate-cutting programming saves 7% materials
(November 2006)
An optimized programming system enables easier, more effective and cost-efficient design of thermal cutting processes in industrial plate profiling and cutting - saving 7% materials
Tool inserts boost cast iron drilling/boring
(September 2006)
For drilling and boring cast irons, cutting tool inserts boost production rates and reduce non-productive time and regularly achieve up to 75% more components/edge than competing products
Vibration-damped palletisation reduces tool wear
(September 2006)
Vibration-damped workpiece palletisation improves the quality of the surface finish which reduces the amount of polishing time (by a factor of 5) and significantly reduces tool wear (by 30%)
3D cutting system machines weld preps
(August 2006)
Innovative 3D cutting technology for machining bevelled and cut edge welding preparation for boiler dished ends can also be used for normal 2D vertical weld and steel plate
Drill holes in aluminium at high speeds
(June 2006)
A range of tools for machining small holes in aluminium - with either two or three cutting edges - is capable of cutting speeds in excess of 300m/min and feeds of 0.5mm/rev/min
Integration of process produces best laser cutting
(May 2006)
If laser cutting process time is to be minimized and simultaneously, the quality of the cutting result is to be maximized, perfect integration of all process elements is required, reports Bystronic
Laser tube cutters also saw, drill and punch
(January 2006)
Advanced laser tube cutting machine consolidates as many as six manual operations such as sawing, punching, drilling and deburring into a single continuous cutting process
Automatic sawing machine is 2-1/2 times faster
(October 2005)
Latest automatic sawing machine is designed for high-performance cutting of aluminium using band speeds up to 470m/min - more than 2-1/2 faster than equivalent bandsaws
Vibration-damped pallets betters surface finish
(October 2005)
Vibration-damped palletisation Improves the quality of the surface finish which reduces the amount of polishing time - in customer tests surface finish was improved by a factor of 5
Two-torch plasma cutting allows tandem loading
(September 2005)
Latest plasma-arc power source and two-torch system cuts and mark materials and allows tandem loading of the cutting machine to optimise the actual cutting time
'Electronic consultant' advises on cutting tools
(March 2005)
An 'electronic consultant' allows each user to define their metal cutting application and get tool recommendations, including exact cutting data and tool life figures
Flat bed laser cutting speeds increased by 36%
(November 2004)
A flat bed laser cutting and profiling system with linear drives has increased cutting speeds of up to 36%, and when processing thin sheet, its cutting speed can reach 40m/min
Latest machining software loaded with enhancements
(November 2004)
Dramatic reductions in file loading times, a new Z drive curve option and significant improvements to the machine point reduction function feature the latest machining software
Austrian oil equipment firm orders CNC trepanner
(October 2004)
Soon after executing a prestigious export order of a twin spindle deep hole BTA drilling machine, Precihole has finalised an order for a CNC single spindle trepanning machine from Austria
CAM product resolves all manifold machining ops
(July 2004)
Software provider working with manifold manufacturing companies, has developed a CAM product to resolve all machining operations to produce all features and to cut a manifold
Solid PCBN carbide takes reliable deep cuts
(April 2004)
Solid PCBN carbide with a CVD aluminium multilayer coating offers high fracture toughness for roughing operations taking large depths of cut with maximum process reliability
Automated rest machining combines finish options
(April 2004)
Among developments in machining software is the ability to select any combination of finish machining strategies for rest finishing
Extensive machining software dispaly planned
(April 2004)
An extensive, fully integrated 5-axis machining module along with VISI-Wire, a 2 and 4 axis EDM program will be on show at MACH 2004, along with latest machining software
Large carbide-cutting bandsaw lowers cost per cut
(March 2004)
Tungsten carbide tipped bandsawing blades can cut all types of material from aerospace alloys to steel three times faster than conventional bimetal bimetal blades
An affordable 200A high-density plasma system
(February 2004)
InnerLogic have introduced the first affordable 200amp high-density plasma system, the ProLine 2200
Tungsten carbide tipped blades double Ni cut speed
(January 2004)
Nickel alloy stockist changed over from bi-metal to tungsten carbide tipped bandsaw blades and has been cutting stock at two to two-and-a-half times the speeds achievable before
Carbide tipped blades bandsaw three times faster
(December 2003)
Bandsawing machine is designed to cut rounds up to 730 mm diameter, or rectangular material to 800 x 730mm, at up to three times faster than with conventional bimetal blades