Mike Page, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Tool Holding",
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 Machining centre mills to nano level accuracy from
Sodi-Tech edm, which we summarised at the time by saying "Fitted with systems to control machining vibrations a high accuracy, vertical machining centre is claimed to mill small plastics injection moulds to nano level accuracy".
A couple of weeks before,
we featured the news release Speeding up and securing tool changing from
Mapal: "A tooling and tool holding company introduced some interesting tool holding developments at EMO 2007, which we present in this brief article".
In September 2007, we covered the news from HK Technologies
concerning its Emcomat E160 lathe with 'Easy Cycle'
- take a look at Teach-in control simplifies lathe operation
which says: "A teach-in control system for electronic lathes brings simplicity and ease of programming and/or operation in combination with high-performance operating software".
Take a look also at the news release from Colchester-Harrison, Rigidity for multi axis mill turn centres,
as well as Milling inserts have integrated cooling flutes from LMT Fette,
and Toolholders offer high speed machining accuracy from Matsuura Machinery.
See also:
Toolholding investments raise machining accuracy
(November 2006)
A leading Tier 1 supplier to the aerospace industry has made significant investment in tool holding to achieve high volumetric accuracies, surface finishes and removal rates
Robot arm tool changers now offer locking choice
(August 2006)
A robot arm automatic tool changing system can handle tools up to 500kg, moments up to 3200Nm, provide automatic connection of all services required and electric or hydraulic locking mechanisms
METAV focused on systems integration, optimisation
(July 2006)
Manufacturing technology exhibition, METAV Dusseldorf 2006, focused on machining systems integration and automation, as well as optimising machine performance, reports Reinhard Guserle
Universal chuck for effective tool holding
(May 2006)
The Sino series of universal chucks from Schunk has been expanded with the introduction of the new Sino-R universal chuck
News on the PowRgrip tool holding System from PCM Tooling (UK)
(March 2006)
Advantage of a tool holding system is it can clamp tools as small as 2mm diameter securely and precisely, a feat which cannot be achieved by heat shrink devices and toolholders
Production storage systems to be shown
(February 2006)
Among productive storage systems at the UK's Midlands Manufacturing exhibition will be fully braced work bench, which has a 40mm worktop that can take loads up to an impressive 1 tonne UDL
Tooling storage system is easier
(January 2006)
Tool storage cabinet is said to be ideal for automotive special tooling, maintenance tools, tool archives or any industrial environment where space is at a premium
Re-manufactured VTLs are very competitive
(December 2005)
Machine tool company is putting more investment into re-manufactured VTL's - having acuired more 'carcasses' to offer competitive CNC vertical borers to the aerospace and turbine industry
Customised productive storage gets easier
(November 2005)
The extensive range of customized storage solutions available from Bott has been increased with the introduction of the 'Tool Store'
Mill/turn centre has HMC capability
(September 2005)
Turning and milling are combined on an equal footing by essentially marrying a CNC lathe structure to a vertical machining centre structure for higher milling performance
Drill, groove and mill/turn tools go on show
(September 2005)
In addition to an advisory presence at the UK Tooling 2005 exhibition, Sandvik Coromant will show drilling and internal grooving developments and a multi-task mill/turn tool
Milling head raises flange output four-fold
(September 2005)
International manufacturer of wheels has achieved a four-fold increase in production efficiency using a bespoke, three-way, right-angle head to mill 40 flanges/h instead of 10/h
Gewefa to distribute Parlec presetters in UK
(April 2005)
Supplier of tool-holding systems, Gewefa UK, has been appointed the UK and Ireland distributor for Parlec tool pre-setting, measuring and inspection systems
Centreline tooling products re-born in Coventry
(February 2005)
Agreement has been reached under which the Coventry Engineering Group has acquired Centreline products and will be manufactured by a new company, CTL Centreline
52 tool drum loader suits small quantities
(November 2004)
A 52 tool drum loader from ANCA is designed to load either straight shank tools direct from the loader or tools held in Nikken KM style collets
CNC sliding head auto mills complex 3D forms
(October 2004)
It is the high flexibility generated through the four-axis, 16 tool all-driven turret of a CNC sliding head auto that enables a combination of complex 3D forms to be milled
News on the MultiTool multiple CNC press tool holding system from Wilson Tool International
(June 2004)
A high performance multiple tool holding system in a subcontractor's CNC punch press has improved the cost-effectiveness, flexibility and competitiveness of sheet metal working operations
Toolmakers 'meet the buyers' event scored highly
(June 2004)
Aston Villa Football Stadium was the venue for the first Toolmakers' Meet the Buyers event in which a panel of 30 companies sought suppliers for a variety of tooling and mouldmaking jobs
Radical insert solutions up machining capability
(April 2004)
Radical new insert solutions, a new facemill range and an innovative two-in-one combined face and plunge mill among many new products to be shown at MACH 2004
Toolmakers To Meet The Buyers With GTMA
(March 2004)
GTMA, in association with Business to Business Exhibitions, has arranged a Meet the Buyers day specifically for toolmakers, on 26 May, at Aston Villa Football Stadium, Birmingham
Sliding head autos move in on body piercing scene
(March 2004)
Body piercing may not be immediately associated with CNC sliding head automatics, but body jewellry and piercing equipment maker has bought six such machines for their high precision
Rotating and swivelling head boosts VMCs to 5-axis
(August 2003)
Users of 3-axis CNC vertical machining centres can now upgrade to full 5-axis interpolative metalcutting with the addition of a rotating and swivelling, motorised angle head
Matsuura appoints official tool holding supplier
(May 2003)
appointed Gewefa UK, the leading independent supplier of toolholding systems and equipment has been appointed the official toolholding supplier to Matsuura M
Reworked CNC tool store offers more capacity
(April 2003)
Reworking a CNC tool store unit has produced an amazing 33% increase in ISO 40 tool storage for the same floor area
Compact pneumatic cylinders are much shorter
(January 2003)
Compact pneumatic cylinders are purpose designed to provide efficient use of available space and are significantly shorter than conventional ones
Improved cube access makes the most of M-C use
(October 2002)
In an expanded range of cube-type workholding units, a cruciform, gives access to all four sides of a cube, enabling customers to use the full machining capacity of a machining centre
Gantry machines designed for composite machining
(September 2002)
High speed, large capacity composite gantry machines are designed for composite machining applications and can be configured to accept CNC programs direct from CAD profile data
Production cylindrical grinders are fast, precise
(May 2002)
The highly productive S-series of cnc cylindrical internal and external grinding machines offer a wide range of options, fast setting-up and high precision
Gildemeister lathe programme covers all
(May 2001)
The lathe programme run by the GILDEMEISTER group has now become so extensive that there really is no machining job any more that these machines cannot do
No compromises made over quality and productivity
(May 2001)
The Gildemeister 32/42, a new 2-spindle lathe centre for bar and chuck work, has a distance between centres of 210mm, acceleration of 1G, rapid feeds of 30m/min in all axes