Machining

Measuring machine tool vibration with piezoelectric accelerometers.

The quality of the sealing, braking and bearing systems must be considered when specifying a rotary table.

Efficiently remove scale from the bearing surface of a high-volume, 9310 alloy steel part. A custom diamond honing tool.

Confirm toolpath programming is free of errors. NC program simulation and verification software.

Resurface scratched and rusted cylinder barrels in-house. A tube hone machine.

Anybody with half a brain can immediately see the usefulness of computer-controlled equipment. The ability of a machine to telescope the work processes so they run in parallel instead of series can turn a single machinist into a one-person army.

A telescoping ball bar is a simple, but useful device that provides a quick and inexpensive way to characterize machine tool errors.

Dynamic and aggressive cutting tool demonstrations are common at trade shows. Toolmakers present phenomenal displays, where chips spark and fly and machines move at feed rates that seem impossible. In other words, they demonstrate high-speed machining.

A unique manual milling method is available for generating geometrically true spherical surfaces. This technique can be used to machine convex and concave spherical surfaces. Other than the milling machine, the only tools needed are a boring head and a rotary table.

Produce parts faster without investing in additional fixturing. Efficiently reprogram the parts with the company's CAM software after moving part production to a multitask lathe.