Tooling & Workholding for Today’s Shop Floor Fall 2018

Five-Axis Workholding: Modular Approach Yields Many Benefits
October 30, 2018
The rules of thumb for shops experienced in five-axis machining aren’t any different from those for first- time users of this sophisticated machining process. The difference is that the experienced shop has already traveled the learning curve for five-axis machining.

Digital Tool Management: Multiple Concepts Begin to Converge
October 31, 2018
The focus on digitalization in design and machining has highlighted the importance and advantages of more sophisticated digital tool management (DTM) systems. While this has generated a great degree of differentiation, and some confusion regarding a generally accepted system definition, it has resulted in the evolution of objectives and capabilities that are both more comprehensive and more customer-centric.

Grinding Advances Power Faster, More Efficient Round Solid-Carbide Toolmaking
November 1, 2018
Hats off to tool manufacturers! They make some of the most geometrically complex products out of the toughest materials and with the tightest tolerances. And yet cutting tools represent only 3% of the total cost of the average metalworking process.

Sorting Out the Options Leads to Successful Presetting
November 2, 2018
With the number of offline and in-process toolsetting options on the rise, developing a way to efficiently utilize this technology can be confusing. Which presetter should we buy? What about the software that’s so often part of these systems—do we really need it?

Advanced Cutting Tools Rev Up Milling Operations
November 5, 2018
Do you have what it takes to raise your milling productivity to the next level? In addition to the requisite know-how, you need cutters and machine tools that will allow you to employ milling techniques that exceed what’s normally possible. Aided by the right hardware, you may soon be performing feats like pushing your feed rates to new highs and cutting harder materials than ever before.
Upfront
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Tooling & Workholding
A Supermarket for Tooling and Workholding
November 5, 2018If you’re looking for new solutions to tooling and workholding challenges, IMTS was a great place to start. The bi-annual trade show, held this past September in Chicago, allowed shops to browse for the “latest and greatest” technologies.
Advanced Manufacturing Now
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Tooling & Workholding
Superabrasive Wheels Reinforce Outstanding Results for Cutting Tool Manufacturers
October 25, 2018For today’s industrial cutting tool manufacturers there is a continuous and increasing demand for faster cycle times, better asset utilization, tighter tolerances and improved quality. Running a successful manufacturing facility takes more than acquiring the latest state- of-the-art equipment and the most advanced grinding technology. -
Grinding & Deburring
The Future of Robotics in CNC Grinding
October 26, 2018The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) in 2016 showed unit sales figures in 2015 up 15% on the year before, reaching an all-time high of 253,748. Since 2010, technical improvements in robots and automation have turbocharged investment, according to the report.
Viewpoints
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Smart Manufacturing
Is Leveraging the IoT Really ‘Smart Manufacturing’?
October 29, 2018Industry 4.0 is often referred to as smart manufacturing, where technology enables interconnectivity for machines and manufacturing software and systems. It also provides “Big Data,” increased visibility and remote access to manufacturing assets.