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Heat shrinking holders clamp tools firmly
Gewefa UK introduced the latest Rineck shrink clamp toolholder units for milling applications such as deep pocketing or where very high gripping forces are required.
News from Gewefa UK ( 2 May 2008)
Heat shrink clamping tool holders to be shown
A large range of heat shrink clamping tool holders offers tools in every shank connection including specials if required and can produce tool and cutter combinations as long as 220mm.
News from Gewefa UK (26 March 2008)
Ancillary tool holders fit automatic lathes
Ancillary tool holders for automatic lathes are offered in a variety of sizes to accommodate the majority of fixed head and sliding head turning centres.
News from Floyd Automatic Tooling (13 March 2008)
Professional pipe tools for all plumbers
The Kopex International Pipeslice and Pipe-prep professional pipe tools are ideal for all those taking plumbing and heating courses at school or college
News from Kopex International ( 6 March 2008)
Face and taper toolholders are more rigid
Machine tools having tool spindles that incorporate the Big Plus Face and Taper system can take advantage of the proven greater rigidity and accuracy of Big Plus Face and Taper Toolholders.
News from Matsuura Machinery (19 February 2008)
Ensuring that indexable inserts are fixed
How is it possible to make sure that indexable inserts remain fixed exactly in their position - use a precision interface between the insert and tool holder, said a tooling manufacturer.
News from Sandvik Coromant UK (30 November 2007)
Toolholding developments shown at training days
A long established supplier of equipment provides power drawbars for steep taper tools, HSK clamping units, unclamping units, rotary unions and pull force gauges for power spindles.
News from Gewefa UK (16 November 2007)
Short toolholder frees up machining space
Latest hydraulic expansion toolholder is extremely short and clamps the cutting tool directly in the mounting taper, to give more space in the machining area. Brochure available
News from Schunk Intec (14 November 2007)
Speeding up and securing tool changing
A tooling and tool holding company introduced some interesting tool holding developments at EMO 2007, which we present in this brief article.
News from Mapal ( 2 November 2007)
Precision toolholder run-out is under 0.003mm
A precision toolholder provides absolutely steady tool clamping with no shape distortion of the toolholder, giving a consistently precise run-out accuracy of less than 0.003mm. Brochure available
News from Schunk Intec (31 October 2007)
Slitting knife holders give accurate, quality cuts
Pneumatic knife holders for sheeters, winders and slitting lines, including narrow slitting, satisfy the search for greater slit width accuracy and slit edge quality.
News from Burcas (31 August 2007)
Tools held accurately, reliably at 50,000 rev/min
Tool holder can maintain concentricity better than 0.003mm and maintain stability and rigidity whilst providing vibration dampening at machine spindle speeds of up to 50,000 rev/min. Brochure available
News from Schunk Intec (26 June 2007)
Advanced toolholders extend tool lives
In comparison to conventional universal toolholders, hydraulic toolholders offer excellent run-out and vibration dampening capabilities, delivering fast tool change and extended tool life. Brochure available
News from Schunk Intec (30 May 2007)
Toolholders offer high speed machining accuracy
CNC machine tool spindle toolholding products for high speed machining, suit the most arduous machining environments that require proven tooling and absolute accuracy.
News from Matsuura Machinery (28 February 2007)
Low cost toolholders offer quick changeover
To reduce the high cost of tooling - a barrier to truly affordable CNC machining - a range of low cost, quick-change toolholders has been introduced.
News from Tormach, LLC (25 January 2007)
Milling chuck grip allows high metal removal
Grip, precision and high volume metal removal are features of a milling chuck that suits the deep and heavy milling of super alloys and titanium based work piece materials.
News from Gewefa UK (14 November 2006)
Toolholder system reduces automatic lathe set-up
Offered as a productive alternative to conventional tool holders used on Citizen 'Cincom' sliding head machines, a system provides a highly efficient, two step set-up to reduce downtime.
News from Sandvik Coromant UK (14 November 2006)
Toolholding investments raise machining accuracy
User application article 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.
News from Nikken Kosakusho UK (13 November 2006)
Complete balance solutions
Command tooling systems offers complete balance solutions for tooling and holemaking
News from Command Tooling Systems ( 9 October 2006)
Custom balancing expanded with new machines
Command Tooling Systems has announced the expansion of its tooling and holemaking balance products including expanded custom balancing.
News from Command Tooling Systems ( 9 October 2006)
Milling chuck toolholders ensure accuracy
User application article Milling chuck toolholder systems have face and taper contact which provides extra rigidity, improved run-out accuracy and hence - greater process reliability - for machining precision components.
News from Nikken Kosakusho UK ( 4 October 2006)
Quick-change pre-settable tooling speeds set-up
A range of quick-change pre-settable tooling enables a range of insert holders of either pre-set or fixed length type and often with an increased number of tools to be used on a machine.
News from Floyd Automatic Tooling (26 September 2006)
Clamp small-shank tools in collets
Collet clamping nuts enable users of through coolant drills to fully exploit their through coolant advantages by allowing the tools, down to 3mm shank diameter, to be clamped into ER 11 collets.
News from PCM Tooling (UK) (18 September 2006)
Tool system clamps diameters down to 0.3mm
Clamping system is capable of clamping diameters as small as 0.3mm (0.012in) with h6 shank tolerances and so eliminates the need for special cutting tools with larger tool shanks. Brochure available
News from Schunk Intec (25 August 2006)
Toolholdiers reduces Citizen autos' indexing times
A quick-change oolholding system intended for Citizen automatic lathes can significantly reduce downtime and improve productivity and insert indexing times are reduced by two minutes.
News from Sandvik Coromant Company (US) (14 August 2006)
1200 metric toolholders introduced
At IMTS 2006, visitors can view the addition of more than 1200 metric toolholders - with quick delivery on standard and custom orders - being introduced by Command Tooling Systems.
News from Command Tooling Systems ( 8 August 2006)
Properly balanced cutting tools improve life
Proper cutting tool balance for a specific application is essential - it increases tool and spindle life, while enhancing productivity with less scrap and an improved surface finish.
News from Command Tooling Systems ( 8 August 2006)
Cutting toolholder line has been expanded
A comprehensive shrink-fit cutting toolholder line has been expanded with metric BT, DIN and various HSK toolholders, 3 deg tapered nose extensions along with five new tool changers.
News from Command Tooling Systems ( 8 August 2006)
Tool holders raise speed and accuracy or VMC
User application article In a move to increase productivity still further - an aerospace subcontractor invested in a standard-entry 3-axis VMC and uses Nikken Zero Fit Holders to deliver faster and accurate machining.
News from Nikken Kosakusho UK (31 July 2006)
Toolholders micro machine up to 50,000 rev/min
Toolholders are suitable for spindle speeds up to 50,000 rev/min with a clamped tool concentricity of better than 0.003mm and provide impressive vibration dampening attributes. Brochure available
News from Schunk Intec (20 June 2006)
Toolholder programme utilises hydraulic expansion
The Tendo precision toolholder programme from Schunk utilises hydraulic expansion technology that offers tool clamping for almost every shank diameter and machine tool spindle interface available. Brochure available
News from Schunk Intec ( 9 June 2006)
Grooving insert clamp avoids mill roll reworking
User application article By clamping from below 'stabbing' inserts using eccentric pins and screws, insert clamping failure and groove weld repairing was avoided.
News from Ceratizit UK (23 May 2006)
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