Machining

Transmissions are typically mass produced, so component costs are a vital factor for success. With its CB7015 indexable insert, Sandvik Coromant offers a cost efficient time-saving tool for hard-part turning. The tool covers a wide range of applications and delivers optimal finish quality – while being highly suited for dry machining.

Nanopositioning specialist PI recently released the new A-311 PIglide IS Series compact, planar air bearing stage, designed to deliver extremely precise and vibration-free motion. Planar scanning stages are ideal for wafer inspection, laser marking, optical metrology and other precision motion applications.

Two new bi-metal hole saws that promise significant performance gains are now available from Starrett. Fast Cut and Deep Cut will replace the existing Constant Pitch and Dual Pitch respectively.

Kurt’s line up provides machinists with a first ever, wide array of holding options for their work pieces being machined on small CNC tables. The product line is categorised by workholding envelopes fitting machine tables measuring 16” or smaller in the Y dimension.

Delivering robust and reliable machinery to the mining industry is a specialist task that requires components designed for the job, as well as experience in producing equipment for harsh environments. For one trommel manufacturer in the UK, this meant teaming up with Brevini in order to create a pair of 20 metre machines destined for an iron ore processing facility in Trinidad.

At this year’s EMO exhibition in Milan, Starrett (Pavilion 18, Stand B13) will show a number of recently launched sawing machines and new blades developed specifically to increase customer productivity. The company’s 63m2 stand in the ‘band saws, blades and sawing’ hall will feature live cutting demonstrations.

  SGS Tool Europe will launch its next-gen Z-Carb High Performance tools at EMO, Milan, from 5th to 10th October 2015. The range of Z-Carb HPR five-flute roughing end mills are suited to aggressive high speed roughing and finishing machining applications.

In order to machine engine components such as turbine blades and blisks, the aerospace industry has been relying on the quality provided by Starrag Machining Centers for a very long time. At the same time, it is very important for the Swiss company that external suppliers also provide the best quality possible. This is why they trust and believe in the shrink fit chucks and shrink fit machines manufactured by Haimer.

  A multi-clamping system that can be retrofitted to almost all machine tool’s table has been released by Thame Workholding. The Lang Quick-Point multi-clamping system save stime during the change-over of vices, fixtures and workpieces.

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) permits surface measurements with highest resolution, even down to atomic levels. It enters dimensions that light microscopes can no longer resolve. This is a noncontact procedure. Forces measured between a very fine measuring tip and the object surface give information about the topography, chemical surface condition, defects, etc. This method is used both in research and in production. Typical areas of application include life science technologies, materials research and semiconductor inspection. Precision is required for positioning measuring tip and sample because only on that way a high spatial resolution is achieved. Piezo-based positioning systems are very good for this scanning method because they not only work with sub-nanometer resolution but also have high dynamics.