September 2015 Issue

September

September 2015

Digital Edition
September Gear Supplement

September Gear Supplement

Digital Edition
“Spirograph” Generates Face Grooves on a Machining Center
Cover Story

“Spirograph” Generates Face Grooves on a Machining Center

Sandvik Coromant's unusual "SpiroGrooving" system uses an adjustable toolholder to machine API grooves on a machining center.

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Features

Featured articles from the September 2015 issue of Modern Machine Shop

Burning Away the Burrs
Automation

Burning Away the Burrs

Searching for an efficient means of deburring internal passages led this company to develop a specialized machining cell that incorporates thermal energy to smooth away rough edges.

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Shop Applies App to Adopt CNC Technology Faster
Automotive

Shop Applies App to Adopt CNC Technology Faster

A custom machine-operating and automatic program-generating app has helped racing parts maker Moser Engineering quickly reap the benefits of CNC machining even though nobody there had any prior experience with it.

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Alternate Coolant Delivery Method Made a Difference
Toolholders

Alternate Coolant Delivery Method Made a Difference

Haimer's Cool Flash toolholder delivers coolant through small slits to cover the entire tool circumference.

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Hobbing Bevel Gears on a  Turn-Mill Center
Turn/Mill

Hobbing Bevel Gears on a Turn-Mill Center

After deciding to manufacture bevel gears for its own purposes in-house, Index developed a “gear hobbing package” that transforms its R200 and R300 turn-mill centers into gear cutting machines.

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The Cutter Affects Capacity
Milling Tools

The Cutter Affects Capacity

New machine tools allowed CTG to cut cycle time by 75 percent, but that wasn’t enough. Finding the right tool and process cut that cycle time further, giving the oil-industry manufacturer the capacity needed to support an important new product.

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7 Things to Know about the IIoT and Industry 4.0
Basics

7 Things to Know about the IIoT and Industry 4.0

An introduction to the standards, decision-making, training, cybersecurity, sensors, machine monitoring and cloud computing that make up the IIoT.

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Amplifiers: More than Just Readout Devices
Holemaking

Amplifiers: More than Just Readout Devices

Tapping into built-in functions can increase efficiency and enhance productivity.

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