‘Workpieces’

A Manufacturingtalk guide

Start with the news release Sandvik insert grade optimises production at Metax from Sandvik Coromant, which we summarised at the time by saying "Sandvik Coromant has supplied the GC4225 indexable insert grade to Metax to help the company achieve more efficient machining operations.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Compensation units help robots avoid malfunctions from Schunk Intec: "Schunk is offering a range of compensation units to help robots to avoid malfunctions and damages to the tooling or part and to ensure improved efficiency and process reliability.".
 
In August 2010, we covered the news from HBM - take a look at HBM launches patented hole-drilling rosette which says: "HBM, which offers products and services for measurement applications, has launched a patented hole-drilling rosette to increase the accuracy of residual stress measurement by a factor of five.".
 
Take a look also at the news release from Trumpf, Beam sources target medical-product industry, as well as Workholding products for heavy machining tasks from 1st Machine Tool Accessories, and Agie supplies EDM machines for mould-tool making from Agie Charmilles.
 

Latest stories...
Through-spindle cooling for machining hard metals (July 2010)

MAG Industrial Automation is to exhibit cryogenic machining at IMTS, demonstrating a development that utilises a through-spindle, through-tool cooling system for aggressive metal removal applications.

Turn-mill cell increases machining productivity (July 2010)

Miyano has revealed that IMI Components has installed a 13-axis turn-milling cell with fully integrated gantry loader to reduce machining times on small components for the energy sector.

Sunnen match honing automatically sizes bores (July 2010)

Sunnen's match honing process produces bore specifications to match the measured size of individual pins, plungers or pistons that may have dimensional inconsistencies due to plating or coatings.

Roemheld exhibits clamping elements for workpieces (June 2010)

At the Euroblech 2010 exhibition, Roemheld will be demonstrating the latest Hilma developments in rapid die change with maximum clamping forces for die clamping and workholding.

Accumulation chains for feed and assembly tasks (June 2010)

Iwis is offering both Iwis-branded and Elite accumulation chains for feed and assembly applications.

Small-hole EDM drill machines for aerospace parts (June 2010)

Sodick has added the K3HN for aerospace and medical applications and automated production machining to its range of small-hole (0.25-3.00mm diameter) EDM drill machines.

Profiler machines small to medium metal workpieces (June 2010)

The latest addition to SNK's range of hard-metal five-axis machines, the FSP-80V Vertical Spindle Five-Axis Profiler precisely machines hard metals, including titanium, Inconel and stainless steel.

Inserts double tool life for engineering company (June 2010)

Walter's Tiger.tec Silver CVD-coated tooling inserts are extending tool life by at least twofold for a company that specialises in the manufacture of mechanical-engineering workpieces.

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