Video Reports

07/01/2022
An excellent way to improve stability and accuracy in rotating tools applications when applied to Swiss-type and multitasking machines is to improve clamping stability by use of integral collets. What is an integral collet? An integral collet is a tool with a tapered shank for direct mounting on ER collet chucks.
06/21/2022
Posted as a supplement to "Machining with a Microscope," a Look-Ahead article appearing in the July 2022 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, this video demonstrates how scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory precisely machined tiny, electrically conductive cubes that can interact with light and organized them in patterned structures that confine and relay the electromagnetic signal of light.
06/21/2022
Posted as a supplement to "The Zenith of Boring," a feature article appearing in the July 2022 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, this video demonstrates how Rigibore's Zenith system integrates ActiveEdge tools with in-process gauging to enable a machine controller to automatically compensate for insert wear, temperature changes and material inconsistency without manual intervention and without manufacturing interruptions.
06/08/2022
Cutting Tool Engineering's July 2022 issue will focus on how shops can meet demand for stringent boring operations. Bores must be machined with micron accuracy and maintain critical tolerances in low- and high-volume  manufacturing applications. To supplement this report online, CTE will address some of these solutions during its Ask The Experts webinar scheduled for 10 a.m. (CDT) on Wednesday, July 20th. The Ask The Experts panel will consist of Rigibore Inc. President Anthony Bassett and BIG DAISHOWA Inc. Senior Product Specialist Matt Tegelman. 
06/01/2022
Rigibore’s “ActiveEdge” adjusts automatically from your measurement data, ensuring perfect bores with zero downtime. ActiveEdge tools are micron accurate in diameter (0.078 thou) so even the tightest of tolerances can be met effortlessly. Save money by increasing production and eliminating scrap, with ActiveEdge technology.
06/01/2022
Marposs WRSP60 scanning probe with radio data transmission performs profile and surface contact scans on newly worked parts as well as measurements for run out, roundness and concentricity evaluation directly inside the machine.
05/26/2022
PRAB demonstrates its E-Series Turnings and Chip Processing system as well as its High Volume Aluminum chip handling system as part of Cutting Tool Engineering's June 2022 cover story.
05/26/2022
Sandvik Coromant offers a chip management demonstration as part of Cutting Tool Engineering's June 2022 cover story on chip handling systems.
05/26/2022
Watch a time-lapse video of the latest automation solution presented as part of Cutting Tool Engineering's Robotics Results column authored by Craig Zoberis, founder and president of Fusion | Robo-Job-USA in Burr Ridge, Illinois.
05/26/2022
Symmetrix Composite Tooling Inc. discusses how a unique collet-holding system from Rego-Fix Tool Corp. helped the shop eliminate cutting tools from pulling out of holders.
04/28/2022
Star Cutter’s NXT 5-axis Tool Grinder is a versatile 5-axis CNC machine featuring a small footprint and a large grind zone. The machine can run small and large diameter wheels and is designed in a modular fashion that offers quick adaptation to application requirements.
04/28/2022
Extra-fine cutting edge offers high-precision machining for a wide range of internal applications. With optimized geometry and new sleeve with 4 coolant holes offers high chip evacuation, stable tool life, and decreased machine downtime.