All Machining articles – Page 4
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ArticleEV trend boosts aluminium demand
Constellium has opened a new facility in Mexico to serve the automotive industry, and predicts strong growth on the horizon. Michael Nash reports Aluminium supplier Constellium has opened up a new plant in San Luis Potosi, MexicoThe rise of electrification is having a huge impact on vehicle manufacturers and their ...
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ArticleTraining 5-axis machining centre
Heller Machine Tools says it has introduced a training machine designed to raise the skill level of horizontal machining centre operators away from the shop floor. The company clams the CNC ProfiTrainer builds on the capabilities of an existing 4-axis version with rotary table by offering the option of an ...
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ArticleClamping force verification
To assist with verifying the holding force of a component during machining operations OK-VISE says it has integrated two clamping force measurement systems directly into its modular Multi-Rail RM fixturing system.The Digiforce device provide the operator with an on-screen readout of the clamping pressure. In addition the company says that ...
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ArticleNew stainless steel
The new ferritic stainless steel UGIMA 4509 offers the automotive industry more efficient machinability and better corrosion and oxidation resistance, claims Ugitech. The company says this new stainless steel is suited to different methods of working, such as machining, cold heading and welding and is also heat and corrosion resistant.Applications ...
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ArticleFluid technology for reaming applications
Proper set-up of a padded reamer presents particular challenges for the metalworking fluid, says Quaker. The fluid is required to deliver the necessary lubrication in a sufficient film thickness and also emulsion properties that will carry away the fines produced in the cutting process. The company says it has developed ...
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Article5-axis horizontal machining centre
A new, horizontal-spindle machining centre for 5-sided and simultaneous 5-axis machining, the HF 5500, has been launched by Heller alongside the smaller HF 3500 version. With a 900 x 950 x 900mm work envelope and a maximum pallet load of 750kg, the larger machine offers approximately 200mm extra travel in ...
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ArticleA tradition of high precision
Polydec’s operations producing small, high-precision components rely heavily on more than 30 Deco, EvoDeco and SwissNano machines from TornosMore than 50% of the world’s automobiles contain parts that were manufactured in the Swiss town of Biel/Bienne by Polydec SA. Although the municipality is best known for watchmaking, and home to ...
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A tradition of high precision
Polydec’s operations producing small, high-precision components rely heavily on more than 30 Deco, EvoDeco and SwissNano machines from TornosMore than 50% of the world’s automobiles contain parts that were manufactured in the Swiss town of Biel/Bienne by Polydec SA. Although the municipality is best known for watchmaking, and home to ...
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ArticleMilling cutters
Pokolm Frästechnik claims it has redesigned overall geometry of the milling system to produce its Fourworx milling cutters. The company says that even the smallest tool diameter (16mm) features three inserts, which it claims allows cutting depths up to ap 0.75mm and feed rates up to fz 1,2mm/teeth to be ...
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ArticleSeeing things clearly
AMS reports on the most recent developments in the use of machine vision technology for quality control applications in automotive manufacturingIn response to rapid and sustained improvements in machine vision technologies, a growing number of automotive manufacturing OEMs and suppliers are now deploying such systems in a wider range of ...
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ArticleTurn for the better
High-precision turning specialists and OEM supplier Berger has introduced Tornos’s MultiSwiss lathe technology to its ultra-advanced plant in UmmensdorfThe rise of the Berger Company to become one of the world’s largest enterprises in the field of high-precision turning is closely related to the company Tornos. Both share extremely high quality ...
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ArticleTurn for the better
High-precision turning specialists and OEM supplier Berger has introduced Tornos’s MultiSwiss lathe technology to its ultra-advanced plant in UmmensdorfThe rise of the Berger Company to become one of the world’s largest enterprises in the field of high-precision turning is closely related to the company Tornos. Both share extremely high quality ...
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ArticlePhotonic precision
Light is a fascinating manufacturing tool enabling laser technologies and applications for materials processing tasks of all scales and sizesSystems for industrial laser applications like cutting, welding and surface processing are well established, reliable and cost efficient production tools with clear technical advantages due to their wear-free highly localised material ...
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ArticleAdded value
Although additive manufacturing is not new, the latest techniques are offering OEMs more options for its useThe use of additively manufactured parts in vehicles is now unexceptional, if not yet pervasive, at least at the high end of the market characterised by low volume and high purchase price. But there ...
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ArticleCylindrical gear machining
Klingelnberg says its Speed Viper platform machines feature a revised, ergonomic design and a simplified operating system. The company says this removes the need for any modifications or corrections to be entered manually, as theses are now automatically loaded using GearPro Operator. A touch screen display provides operator guidance.Other new ...
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ArticleCleaning and machining
The Bonderite duaLCys process has been used in a precision tool, machining project at German customer Mapal, claims Henkel. The company says the process can be tailored to the customer’s needs across their value chain from casting and machining to assembly. One of the stated benefits is the recycling of ...
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ArticleThe stage to engage
The continually restructuring tier supply environment is witnessing record M&A activity amid rapid technological changeTier one suppliers currently face a bewildering mix of challenges, some long-term and some short-term in impact. This has always been the case, but the pace of change and the scale of adjustment required now are ...
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The stage to engage
The continually restructuring tier supply environment is witnessing record M&A activity amid rapid technological change Tier one suppliers currently face a bewildering mix of challenges, some long-term and some short-term in impact. This has always been the case, but the pace of change and the scale of adjustment required now ...
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ArticleMaster piecers
AMS reports on the techniques used in the typically bespoke but ever larger-scale production of blanksIn itself, the term ‘blanking’ denotes something fairly straightforward and unexceptional – creating flat shapes out of sheet metal that may then be subjected to some further process such as bending. But companies wanting to ...
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ArticleThyssenkrupp integrates forging units
Germany – The company announced that its new Thyssenkrupp Forged Technologies became operational on October 1, becoming one of the largest forging businesses in the world, with sites in the Americas, Europe, India and China. This global network will be controlled from Thyssenkrupp’s headquarters in Essen, with the aim of ...