Machining

When it comes to roughing and heavy duty machining, the importance of the tool holder is still understated. Crucial for the productivity of the machining operation is the metal removal rates in these types of processes. By using special shrink fit chucks with drive pins and spiral grooves in the tool shank it is now possible to perform high-feed full slotting of up to 2xD (50mm) or more in difficult to machine materials. 

The variable aperture Permalign V-Series Mini Hopper from Jet Edge increases abrasive waterjet cutting productivity and profitability by allowing waterjet operators to easily make adjustments to abrasive flow, minimising abrasive consumption.

K3 Syspro has released to the market a purpose built systems integration and data manipulation tool, which enables businesses to become more efficient through automating processes. The solution, called DataSwitch, has been made available at a time when the Institute of Mechanical Engineers has revealed that only 8% of manufacturers have a significant understanding of Industry 4.0 processes, and 64% of these are looking towards automation software to improve production processes.

  Improving quality, reducing production time and positively impacting capacity in readiness for growth, is what the investment of over £150,000 into a new CNC Machining Centre, in the James Heal Machine Shop will achieve.

Ultra-high pressure waterjet technology company, Jet Edge, is bringing its latest precision waterjet cutting technology to FABTECH on 16th-18th November. You can find Jet Edge in booth C25085 at the event in Las Vegas. Throughout the event, Jet Edge will perform live 5-axis abrasive waterjet cutting demonstrations on its X-Stream-powered EDGE X-5 5-axis waterjet.

  A forum, on machining of composites, to be held at The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing, will be supported by DMG MORI on 21st September.

  Head of Development at Bystronic, a company that develops and sells systems for sheet processing, based in Switzerland, Dr Jürgen Hohnhaus, speaks in an interview on the topic of Industry 4.0:

More than 1,300 axlebox bearings and gearbox bearing sets have been successfully delivered to Hitachi Rail Europe’s flagship train maintenance centre in Ashford, by Schaeffler (UK). As part of an on-going bogie overhaul programme of Hitachi Rail Europe’s Class 395 ‘Javelin’ high speed trains further deliveries are planned this year.

A prominent German manufacturer of high precision, 3-5-axis machining centres, Hermle AG, has added the C250 to the C400 model that it launched in 2012. In the process, it has started to create a new machine series that sits alongside the manufacturer’s core range, which comprises six models from C12 to C 62.

Metal sawing and storage equipment manufacturer, KASTO, will launch a new, high-performance bandsawing machine, called KASTOwin pro AC 5.6, at AMB 2016, which is to take place in Stuttgart, 13-17th September. The KASTOwin pro AC 5.6 is optimised for use with either a bimetal or a Tungsten Carbide Tipped (TCT) blade. Cutting trials on the stand will demonstrate the short process times achievable.