Live tooling, as the name implies, is driven by the CNC and the turrets of various spindle and powered sub-spindle configurations on CNC lathes.
February 2020 U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $188.2 million, according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI) and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.
Unlike its name, the use of shrink-fit tooling is expanding. A shrink-fit toolholder starts with a slightly undersize bore that is heated to enlarge the inner diameter enough to accept a cutting tool and then grip the cutter as it cools and contracts.
Mitsui Seiki USA Inc., Franklin Lakes, N.J., has announced the appointment of Kyal Machine Tools Ltd. as its exclusive representative for machine tool sales and service in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
GWS Tool Group announced it has acquired North American Tool Corp. (NATC). It is the second add-on acquisition in 2020 for GWS. Located in South Beloit, Illinois, North American Tool is a supplier of special taps, dies, and gages.
November 2019 U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $189.1 million, according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI) and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.
Walter has reached an agreement to acquire the Melin Tool Co., a privately-owned, Cleveland-based company and manufacturer of solid-carbide and HSS end mills, drills and countersinks.
TDM Systems, a digitalization specialist and provider of tool data management systems for industry has announced the latest version of its TDM and TDM Global Line. The releases offers numerous enhanced developments as well as new modules that help users reduce their tooling costs and increase their efficiency, according to TDM Systems.
YG-1 has added to its DREAM DRILLS lineup with the new DREAM DRILLS PRO line, which is optimized for machining in steel and cast iron, according to a company statement.
Marposs announces Aeroel MECLAB.T40 bench-top laser measurement system for measuring tools and blanks.
