Properly balancing one's tools can pay big dividends.
Sure, grinding equipment itself is getting better— but so is all the technology surrounding it.
SMARTTECH3D and Verisurf Software Announce Solution Partnership, 3D Scanning to Inspection, Reverse Engineering to Intelligent CAD
ZEISS said it has agreed to acquire Capture 3D. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Gun manufacturer Sig Sauer used a 3D scanning system to improve its manufacturing operations.
Holemaking in steel and cast iron up to one inch in diameter is one of the most widely used metalworking processes. What is driving drilling and tapping performance are advances in substrate, coatings, three-flute designs, and combination tools. Just as important are advances in coolant delivery, using different size holes and shapes to facilitate chip evacuation.
Selecting the best type of cutting tool for holemaking jobs is not always clear. It is best to have a drill that caters to the workpiece material, produces the specs required, and provides the most profit for the job at hand. Considering the variety of jobs and parts manufactured in machine shops, there is no “one-drill-fits-all.”
Laser scanners and structured white light scanners for metrology are advancing at the same time that customer are demanding major improvements. As a result, scanning technologies are making rapid progress.
New features mean more choices in cutting with inserts
SMW Autoblok has opened a new design and manufacturing production unit located in Petacciato, Italy.