Mike Page, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Swarf Removal",
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 Solid carbide drills' heads are replaceable from
WNT (UK), which we summarised at the time by saying "Numerous new and innovative cutting tools to be displayed at MACH 2008 include solid carbide drilling with the versatility of a replaceable head system".
A couple of weeks before,
we featured the news release Horizontal machining centres are fast, powerful from
Heller Machine Tools: "Latest horizontal machining centres are fast, powerful, productive machines, capable of heavy stock removal, fast traverse in all axes, and high accuracy".
In August 2007, we covered the news from Miyano UK
- take a look at UK CNC automatics agent reports high sales
which says: "Following appointment as the Miyano CNC automatic lathe sales agent for the North of England and Scotland in 2006, Bewley and Co has reported exceptional levels of sales".
Take a look also at the news release from Mike Page - editor's feature articles, Drilling - why use up too much time?,
as well as Cutting tools release cutting fluid at 360 bar from Iscar Tools,
and Five-axis machining centre demand rises from Heller Machine Tools.
See also:
Heavy machine shop revises cutting strategies
(May 2007)
An example of a tool supplier working closely with a heavy machine shop is the development a negative rake cutter body with a non-standard insert that provides multiple cutting edges
Large HMC selected for fast cycle times, torque
(April 2007)
For machining large parts of up to 1m size, a horizontal machining centre was chosen for its large capacity, high torque, fast cycle times, easy and quick set up and reliability
Compact HMCs offer fast pallet changing
(March 2007)
Compact horizontal machining centres comprise a fast 180 deg hydraulic pallet changer with a high load capacity for safe and accurate pallet positioning
CNC milling centre has powerful orthoganal head
(January 2007)
Fixed gantry, moving table CNC milling centre features a powerful orthogonal head with axis drives powered by direct drive or torque motors
Aerospace plant enjoys 99.8% FMS availability
(December 2006)
Believed to be the world's most efficient flexible manufacturing system links five horizontal machining centres and has 99.8% availability
HPC, solid carbide, end mills see successful year
(December 2006)
WNT's range of HPC, solid carbide, end mills are proving to be a success following their introduction earlier in 2006
ZOX coated end mills up aluminium cutting speeds
(November 2006)
Zirconium nitrogen oxide coated cuttings tools overcome 'sticky' swarf removal and will increase surface finish quality and speed of machining aluminium
Airknives provide large volume Al swarf removal
(November 2006)
Mounted on a moving gantry with three machining heads are 30 Airknives which blow aluminium swarf towards the edges of the work bed into collecting gullies for automatic removal
Filtration removes sub micron metallic particles
(October 2006)
A high intensity rare earth magnetic filtration unit removes sub micron metallic particles from a wide range of applications and has a service life of up to 50 years
CNC sliding head lathes take 64mm dia products
(September 2006)
CNC sliding head turning centres can accommodate parts above the traditional 32mm diameter - up to 64mm providing considerably attractive enhanced capability and capacity
High pressure coolant jets improve finish
(September 2006)
System directs coolant, as a uniform high pressure jet, into the work area ensuring that workpiece and cutting tool tips and edges are kept at stable temperatures during machining operations
Compact HMCs have fast pallet changer
(May 2006)
Having an excellent price to performance ratio, compact horizontal machining centres have a fast 180 deg hydraulic pallet changer with high load capacity for safe and accurate pallet positioning
Variable pitch milling cutters raise productivity
(May 2006)
Variable pitch geometry, solid carbide milling cutters have a number of features that benefit end-users with increased metal removal rates in steel and, therefore, enhanced productivity
Compact HMCs have fast pallet changers
(May 2006)
Compact horizontal machining centres feature a fast 180 deg hydraulic pallet changer with a high load capacity for safe and accurate pallet positioning and optional hydraulic clamping
Compact vertical turning machine to be shown
(March 2006)
A compact vertical turning machine that comprises high technology components, maximum flexibility and uncompromising precision is being offered at an attractive price
Large bed VMC cuts door machining time by fifth
(February 2006)
Since the introduction of a large bed VMC, processing time for aerospace door linings has been reduced from 15h to under 12h - a significant saving when manufacturing up to 20 door linings/month
Variable pitch milling cutters cut steels faster
(February 2006)
Milling cutters' variable pitch geometry and tough sub-micron grain carbide coating of HV hardness 3600 allow cutting speeds of up to 250m/min and feedrates up to 0.55mm/tooth when cutting steel
World's fastest bandsawing machine introduced
(December 2005)
Described as the 'world's fastest bandsaw' - it chieves accurate, quality finish at record speed for ali and non-ferrous materials - such as a 160mm diameter aluminium billet, cut in only 13 seconds
Compact, rigid VMC offers high production
(October 2005)
High-rigidity, high production machining are done all within a compact footprint of a user-friendly vertical machining centre designed to maximise shop floor space
CNC lathe designed for high metal removal
(October 2005)
A massive high grade SG iron casting and optimal chip clearance provides the basis for high level of swarf removal on the latest CNC lathe with a cutting diameter of 450mm
Tools bring metalcutting advantages
(October 2005)
Several new cutting tool ranges that will bring distinct advantages to metalcutting companies include mini solid carbide drills, new side and face cutters and face mills
Massive slant bed CNC lathe has high output
(September 2005)
Using a massive cast iron 45 deg slant bed with optimal chip clearance ensures that a CNC lathe, with choice of main spindle drives, produces a high level of swarf removal capability
Reduce cutting time for difficult metals by 60%
(April 2005)
Latest bandsaws have drammatically sliced cutting times of slow cutting, difficult metals, such that metals like tool steel can be cut in under 30min instead of 70min
Swarf conveyors built to high specification
(August 2004)
Some of the most modern and high specification conveyors for swarf removal and filtration have been supplied to the aerospace, rail, machine tool industries by a Yorkshire, UK, company
Advanced bandsaws cut hard metals 60% faster
(April 2004)
Highly advanced bandsaws provide an astonishing 60% improvement in cutting times for very difficult hard metals and aluminium, and have a minimum cut length down to 6mm
Swarf conveyor business turnover doubled
(April 2004)
Manufacturer of custom swarf conveyors reports that turnover doubled in 2003, says it has 40% of UK market share and is intent on expanding business further
VMCs can be tailored for specific purposes
(March 2004)
New cast iron structure features a range of vertical machining centres, available in four model designations and three performance packages, to tailor machines to different applications
Bar automatic deploys three tools simultaneously
(February 2004)
Twin-opposed-spindle bar automatic has a novel turret guideway system that is stiffer and gives additional space in the working area allowing three tools to cut simultaneously
Where standard CNC lathe is the best choice
(December 2003)
In some types of small batch work, component geometry and non-turning content determines that a standard CNC lathe is more suitable than a mill-turn centre says an antennas manufacturer
Prestigious HMCs feature rigidity and accuracy
(November 2002)
Viewed as one of the most prestigious ranges of horizontal machining centres in Japan, two basic applications - high productivity and boring and facing - are covered
Inserts satisfy face-grooving and parting-off
(August 2002)
Two additions to a range of tooling for precision small component production satisfy a very wide range of face-grooving and parting-off operations with inserts up to 2.2mm wide
Aqueous degreaser replaces chlorinated solvents
(April 2002)
An aqueous degreaser of high versatility has been introduced for metal finishers seeking an alternative to degreasing with chlorinated solvents such as trichloroethylene
Cleaning system treats batc hes and large volume
(March 2002)
A compact batch parts cleaning system has been developed for small companies with comparatively low production capacities as well as large operations
Face grooving tooling can be used LH or RH
(March 2002)
A new 2.2mm wide tooling system for face grooving at diameters down to 14mm and depths of 10mm suit left- or right-hand turning on diameters from 14mm to 100mm