Stephanie Hendrixson

Stephanie Hendrixson Contributing Editor, Modern Machine Shop

Workholding

Dovetail Fixture Enables Five-Sided Machining

Raptor Workholding’s RWP-030SS dovetail fixture is intended for milling applications on four- and five-axis CNC machines.

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Clamp Boosts Hose Rigidity

The ¾" Loc-Line Element clamp from Lockwood Products increases the rigidity and holding capacity of the company’s modular hoses.

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End-Finishing Tool System Performs Multiple Operations

Leistritz Advanced Technologies will display a range of precision cutting tools, including an end-finishing tool system that can perform as many as five operations on tubing and shaft ends in one work cycle.

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Parts Cleaning

Slideshow: Faster Cleaning & Deburring

Conveyor integration and other time-saving features are common amongst the products covered in this month’s slideshow.

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EDM

Slideshow: Boosting Productivity with EDM

Features such as automatic threading, wear detection and ergonomic controls help to boost productivity in electrical discharge machining (EDM). View this month’s slideshow to learn more.

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EDM

EDM Rethreads Broken Wire without Dielectric Drain/Refill

The Accutex GE wire EDMs from Absolute Machine Tools combine high cutting speed and accuracy.

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Cutting Tools

Indexable Insert Grade Designed for Productive Steel Machining

The Tiger-Tec Silver WPP05S insert grade is a wear-resistant, indexable grade from Walter USA said to deliver high performance and productivity in steel machining, particularly for roughing forged components and long production runs.

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Cutting Tools

Taps Boost Performance, Reduce Costs

Walter USA offers a pair of versatile, high performance and cost-effective taps: the Walter Prototyp TC115, designed for blind-hole threads, and the TC216 for through-hole threads.

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Cutting Tools

Drill Line Adds Clamping System, Indexable Inserts

Walter USA has expanded its family of Xtra-Tec insert drills with the addition of the Walter Capto clamping system and indexable inserts with Tiger-Tec Silver cutting tool material.

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Cutting Tools

Modular Boring Tool Delivers Flexibility

Walter USA’s B3230 Walter Capto fine boring tool is suitable for standard as well as reverse machining and features internal coolant supply up to the cutting edge.

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Cutting Tools

Lightweight Boring Tool Eases Tool Changes

The PrecisionMedium B4031.C Light Weight Solution (LWS) boring tool from Walter USA is equipped with the company’s Capto modular toolholding interface to ease handling, speed tool changes and enhance precision.

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EDM

Wire EDM Continuously Calculates Part Thickness for Accuracy

The AgieCharmilles cut 200 Sp speed edition wire EDM from GF Machining Solutions provides fast spark-to-spark wire threading, energy efficiency and high productivity when cutting parts of variable heights.

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