Video: Micro Inspection at Matrix Tooling
Various inspection and measurement resources help a moldmaker produce tooling for tiny molded parts.
Video: Faster Micro-Finishes for Micromachining
Smooth finish comes from balanced cutting parameters, as this video explains.
Video: Drilling 0.020-Inch Holes In Stainless Steel Aerospace Part
This footage on a small drilling machining also includes machining with full-size tools in the same cycle.
Video: Linear Motor Micromachining Center
Video shows the smooth, quiet, rapid motion characteristic of effective micromilling.
50-Micron Milled Channels
Video captured with a microscope shows that a full-scale machining center is capable of micro-size milling work.
Electrode Loading for Fine-Hole EDM
The Makino EDFH1 is a fine-hole EDM machine capable of machining holes as small as 10 microns in diameter using a 6-micron-diameter electrode. One user of this machine is Hummingbird Precision Machine in Lacey, Washington. This video taken at Humm...
Micro-Turned and Micro-Milled Workpiece
Video captured with a microscope shows micromachined part.
Threading A Horizontal Wire EDM
A wire EDM machine designed for micromachining uses negative air pressure to thread the fine wire.
Video: Understanding The Role Of L:D Ratio In Micromachining
When milling with tiny tools, changing the length-to-diameter ratio can significantly change the cutting parameters it is possible to achieve.
Video: Micromilling With a Long Tool
This video clip illustrates micromilling at a high tool L:D ratio.
