High-Speed Machining
High Speed Spindles Provide Focus For Single-Machine Piston Production
Focus:HOPE is a non-profit Detroit organization that teaches manufacturing skills from basic machining through CNC operations and also offers associate's and bachelor's degrees through the organization's Center for Advanced Technologies.
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Boosting Machine Output While Using Fewer Toolholders
Toolholder distortion can impede machining operations, especially if the toolholder walls collapse during high speed operation. All sorts of problems can result, from cutting tool breakage and loss of the machined parts to costly damage of the machine spindle and drawbar.
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Bringing Toolholders Up To Speed
For the Wichita, Kansas, division of aircraft manufacturer Boeing, one aspect of effective high speed machining is finding the right balance. The division machines aluminum at speeds ranging from 15,000 to 40,000 rpm. To cut at these high speeds as effectively as possible, Boeing uses both pre-balanced and balanceable toolholders.
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What's Possible At 10,000 RPM
High-value work doesn’t have to demand a high-cost machine tool.
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For High Speed And High Productivity, Keep Cool And Stay Calm
Machine tool builders have developed methods to cool off spindles and damp machine vibration for stable machining at higher spindle speeds and faster feed rates.
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Find The Right Speed For Chatter-Free Milling
It used to be that a little chatter was easy to forgive. Not anymore. In shops aiming to minimize hand finishing, machined surfaces have to be smooth. And in high speed machining applications, chatter itself can set the speed limit.
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Five-Axis Machining With A Contouring Head
This accessory brought low-cost five-axis machining to two shops. One had never used five-axis machining before. The other was an experienced five-axis contractor.
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Tool Path Strategies For High Speed Machining
CAD/CAM features can be key to realizing effective High Speed Machining.
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Methods' Revamped Lineup Features Advanced Technology
“Smart” machine tools. Spindles reaching 60,000 rpm. Affordable robots for load/unload.
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Improved Spindle Cuts Cycle Time
Cutting speeds of 500 inches per minute are a reality with this new 15,000 rpm spindle system for high speed machining.
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