Machining

Marketing 11 Dec 2017

Orderfox.com Launches US Site

Orderfox.com now provides a localized website to increase ease-of-use for U.S. moldmakers looking to advertise or hire CNC manufacturing services.

Turning 21 Nov 2017

Turning Center Has Stiffness and Rigidity for Heavy Cutting

The SL8-II has robust roller guideways and six roller bearings for accuracy and heavy cutting.

Five Axis 17 Nov 2017

Take a Look Inside Deep Hole Drilling

Do I have your attention with this shot? It’s the inside of a gun barrel. What does that have to do with moldmaking? More than you think when it comes to deep hole drilling your waterlines, cross hole drilling, and deep pockets at compound angles, and on one machine instead of three—boring, five-axis machining and deep hole drilling in one accurate yet approachable machine.

Drills 16 Nov 2017

Lessons Learned in Deep Hole Drilling

Of course when it comes to deep hole drilling, the tooling, the fixturing and the automation are all essential, but the part that caught my attention during a recent UNISIG event was the focus on mold-specific industry solutions, especially its USC-M series machines that allow multiple operations to be performed on all workpiece sides with one setup.

Leadership 13 Nov 2017

Matsuura USA Completes AM Platform Production Center

Matsuura USA completed the development of a Lumex Center of Excellence at its headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. The facility installs Lumex Avance Series machines, which are AM platforms that combine additive and subtractive processes.

Machining 10 Nov 2017

Machine Monitoring Software Enables Remote Access of Key Data

Kitamura’s Anywhere-Remote enables access of machine information through email. The adaptor makes it possible to get information remotely from in-house machine monitoring software.

Machining 9 Nov 2017

Five-Axis Rotary Table TAP Suitable for Small Vertical Machining Centers

Exsys Tool Inc. says that its five-axis rotary table tap enables users to upgrade vertical machining centers without incurring the expense of a new machine.

Machining 1 Nov 2017

CAM Tools Automate Programming, Aid Five-Axis Machining and More

The right software tools can help a shop realize the full potential of its workforce so that it can better meet increasing customer expectations.

Machining 30 Oct 2017

Machine Center Has Two Spindles and ATCs for Increased Productivity

Doosan says that its DMP 500/2SP effectively doubles productivity by machining two parts simultaneously and by reducing work loading, unloading and idle times.