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HSK spindle high speed engraves at 40,000 rev/min
A heavy-duty, 40,000 rev/min spindle using HSK toolholders is used in vertical machining centres for high speed engraving and marking metals and plastics parts.
News from Datron Dynamics (17 March 2008)
High speed spindle mills at 90,000 rev/min
High speed spindle attachment allows milling machine users to cut materials like graphite and hardened materials at speeds of up to 90,000 rev/min, reducing machining times.
News from Thame Workholding (26 February 2008)
Angle measuring system is bearing-integrated
For use in dynamic and precise direct-drive rotary machine tool axes, a bearing-integrated angle measuring system enables very rigid and highly dynamic drive control. Brochure available
News from Schaeffler (UK) (16 October 2007)
Attachment enables multi-hole drilling
Affordable multiple spindle head attachments for use with a single-spindle drilling machine, (or drill-press), or milling machine enable the drilling of multi-hole patterns in workpieces.
News from AutoDrill (21 May 2007)
Pitch controlled tapping head has long stroke
A pitch controlled tapping head - with a longer stroke - is ideal for use on transfer lines or integration into special purpose machines of all types and configurations.
News from Bruce Engineering (30 March 2007)
Direct drive spindles work up to 90,000 rev/min
Generating considerable interest at the UK's re cent Autosport show was the Air Turbine Tooling with direct drive spindles governed from 25,000 to 90,000 rev/min.
News from ITC Tooling (16 January 2007)
High speed attachment ups machining reliability
User application article At 12,000 rev/min, a user's high performance cutting tools continually broke in machining centres and were inconsistent, until a 40,000 rev/min air turbine spindle was attached.
News from ITC Tooling ( 7 November 2006)
Bi-rotary milling head delivers high power
Continuous bi-rotary head is ideal for medium size or large milling machines that perform high speed roughing out to finishing cutting and offers higher torque and power.
News from Fidia (23 October 2006)
Air turbine spindles hold 0.0002in TIR
Holding an impressive 0.0002in TIR concentricity, air turbine spindle range is now available machined as one rigid piece of steel with a choice of mounts, HSKA63, CAT40 or BT40.
News from ITC Tooling ( 5 July 2006)
Air turbine machine spindles have no gears
Air turbine machine spindles have no gears or lubrication and cut cycle time and downtime drastically while maintaining high speeds and torque under load.
News from ITC Tooling (20 March 2006)
Drill or tap without using coolant
One production shop has spent close to $100,000 to remove the coolant from their process and now saves on disposal costs as well as post-process clean-up of components.
News from AutoDrill (24 February 2006)
Drill units produce precision small holes
Drill units, automated drilling assemblies and drilling systems have enjoyed widespread success in small hole precision production drilling in metals, woods, plastics, and other drilling mediums.
News from Blackalloy Co. Of America (13 December 2005)
Air-bearing spindle has sub arc-second positioning
Direct drive air bearing spindle with high accuracy positioning capability is built for demanding high throughput/high precision applications, such as high speed imaging and diamond turning. Brochure available
News from Aerotech ( 7 November 2005)
Gear-driven heads serviced in hours
Multi-spindle drilling and tapping heads, angle heads and speeders produced by CTL Centreline can be repaired in most cases within one working day at the Coventry factory.
News from CTL-Centreline ( 7 October 2005)
Multi-spindle drill heads fit CNC machines
Adjustable or fixed pattern multiple spindle drilling heads with the correct adapters at a very affordable price with short delivery times can be easily mated to CNC machine tools.
News from AutoDrill ( 9 September 2005)
Right-angle machining heads stored in ATC magazine
Two right-angle heads - one for milling-intensive work and the other for drilling and tapping - can be exchanged automatically from a machining centre's tool magazine.
News from CTL-Centreline (13 July 2005)
Heavy-duty head mills tough materials
A very heavy-duty, right-angle head weighing 750kg for a nuclear energy equipment manufacturer in the USA transmit 13kW of power at just 50 rev/min to machine tough metals.
News from CTL-Centreline (27 June 2005)
Multi-spindle drill heads fit knee-types
Multiple spindle drill heads are easily mated to Bridgeport vertical milling machines and hundreds of 'copycat' brands, as most of the brands conform to a common standard.
News from AutoDrill (29 April 2005)
Speed up machining without burning up the unit
'Super precise' air spindles maintain high speeds and torque under load - with no gears or lubrication - cutting cycle time and downtime, so there are no geared motors that burn up under load.
News from ITC Tooling (19 April 2005)
Spindles perform high precision, small dia work
Ultra-precision high speed spindles enable milling machines and machining centres to perform high speed and small diameter machining to an extremely good surface finish and very tight tolerances.
News from TS Technology (24 September 2004)
Angle heads and speeders to be introduced
New and improved angle-heads and speeders will be unveiled at MACH 2004 alongside a range of multi-spindle drilling / tapping heads and rotary coolant adaptors for prismatic machining.
News from CTL-Centreline ( 5 February 2004)
VMC with angle head reduces time from 2h to 45min
User application article Using a right-angle milling head on a VMC to machine internal drum apertures in hydraulic motor parts in 45min has replaced a time-consuming 2h cycle manually operated slotting process.
News from CTL-Centreline (24 November 2003)
Speeder brings affordable high speed machining
A 50,000 rev/min, through coolant spindle speeder, designed to raise machine tool spindle speeds, is ideal for applications such as those encountered in the mould and die industry.
News from Gewefa UK (13 May 2003)
Milling head solved ID bearing slot problem
User application article Horizontal machining centres posed a problem when trying to access the inner diameter of some products to mill axial lubrication slots, but a special 180 deg milling head did the job.
News from CTL-Centreline (24 March 2003)
Right-angled heads drastically reduce setups
User application article Using right-angled milling and drilling heads in a machining centre enabled key features on a component to be completed in two set-ups instead of, traditionally, six or seven.
News from CTL-Centreline ( 6 November 2002)
Fixed angle drilling heads accept tools from ATC
User application article At Trelleborg Automotive, UK, two Centreline fixed angle drilling heads are helping to ensure a production rate of 40 spacer blocks per hour from a vertical machining centre.
News from CTL-Centreline ( 9 October 2001)
Large right-angle milling and drilling heads made
User application article Three right-angle milling and drilling heads valued at £25,000 have been manufactured by Centreline at its Nuneaton factory for AB Marwin
News from CTL-Centreline (14 July 2000)
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