 | High-speed spindles are for Star SR, SV Swiss-style machines
| GenSwiss
announces the PCM High Speed Spindles for STAR SR and SV series CNC
Swiss-Type Machines providing 3X speed output up to 15,000 maximum for higher
spindle speeds in micro machining operations.
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 | CNC upgrade rewrites economics of centerless grinder
| The grinding specialist RefreshEng has
launched a re-engineered centerless grinder based on one of the world's most
widely-used machines, with the aid of software development support from CNC
vendor NUM.
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 | Absolute encoders have additional signals
| To meet the
demand in more motion control applications, HEIDENHAIN has again expanded its
rotary encoder product line with either EnDat or SSI optical absolute encoders
to include additional TTL and HTL signals. The new ROQ/EQN 425 rotary encoder is
available with a solid shaft or hollow shaft with a mounted stator coupling.
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 | CNC retrofit gives new lease on life to hob sharpeners
| In collaboration with NUM, machine tool rebuilder
North East Technologies Inc. has developed a CNC retrofit package that brings
the performance of early generation hob sharpening equipment up to modern-day
standards.
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 | Balluff introduces new stack light technology
| Balluff's new Smart Light stack light
incorporates flexible digital configuration, without the need for complex
hardware selection.
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|  | Metal On Metal
| Author: Alan Richter, Editor
Published: March 2013
A pump on a waterjet machine generates the high-pressure water needed for cutting by taking low-pressure water into a cylinder, compressing the water with a plunger and then pushing the high-pressure water out of the cylinder. During a pressure cycle of intake, compression and expulsion, high-pressure components and polymer seals see the water pressure jump from two-digit inlet pressures to outlet pressures in the tens of thousands of psi. | View Article
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 | X-ray Specs
| Author: Alan Richter, Editor
Published: February 2013
X-ray scanning a part with internal features is useful because it creates 2-D images of those features in a nondestructive manner. Industrial computed-tomography, or industrial CT scanning, which is based on X-ray scanning technology, takes it a step further by providing a complete 3-D view for internal and external analysis. | View Article
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 | Product Showcase
| Author: CTE Staff
Published: May 2012
Learn details about the many new products that manufacturers are offering to the metalworking industry in Cutting Tool Engineering's May 2012 Product Showcase. | View Article
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 | Raising The Bar
| Author: Kip Hanson
Published: March 2012
Bar feeders, once known as slow and inefficient ‘rattle tubes,’ are now high-speed, automated units. | View Article
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 | Look, No Batteries
| Author: Alan Richter, Editor
Published: February 2012
A wirelessly powered machining sensor system. | View Article
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|  | Kennametal Targets Weakest Link
| | Mike Ramsey, vice president of Global MTI Sales at Kennametal Inc., provides an overview of the company's new KM4X spindle connection system, which is said to triple the bending resistance compared to other systems. | | View Video |
 | Holemaking With Kennametal
| | Dr. Tilo Krieg, director of Global Holemaking and Solid Endmilling Products at Kennametal Inc., offers an overview of the KSEM Plus, which combines the advantages of modular drills with indexable milling inserts on the outside diameter. | | View Video |
 | Helitronic Vision Long
| | Peter Kummerle, applicationsengineer with United Grinding Technologies, offers an on-camera overview of the Helitronic Vision Long, which is said to expand production capabilities on tools up to 700mm long without exceeding the working envelope of the classical Helitronic Vision. | | View Video |
 | Makino Machining Complex
| | A Makino Machining Complex integrated with two a71 horizontal machining centers is used to produce conveyor chain assemblies for the coal mining industry in this video report shot at Cincinnati Mine Machinery. | | View Video |
 | Growing With Swiss Automation
| | Swiss Automation Inc. employs 172 people and runs 115 machines in two locations in Chicago's northwest suburbs. In the past year the company expanded by about 25 percent when it opened its second location, adding some 56 employees and 26 new machines. | | View Video |
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