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Single-point thread programming can be fun and easy. By: Kip Hanson Before CNC lathes, single-point threading was a pain in the neck. Fast reflexes were needed to engage an engine lathe’s lead-screw dial at precisely the right time and disengage it before crashing into the shoulder.

Nov 26, 2024 · T his month I will discuss parameters that determine the effectiveness of a cutting operation. Whether making one part or thousands, an effective operation produces the desired output at the lowest cost. The sharpness of a cutting tool is a key piece of the machinist’s puzzle.

Mar 1, 1995 · At the 1994 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago last September, four tool companies—Crystallume, Menlo Park, CA; Sandvik Coromant Co., Fair Lawn, NJ; Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA; and Teledyne Advanced Materials-Cutting Tools, La Vergne, TN—displayed CVD diamond-coated carbide inserts.

EMUGE-FRANKEN USA, a leading manufacturer of high-performance taps, thread mills, end mills, drills, gages and other rotary tools, announced it has expanded its precision thread gages line with new TIN Coated Gages featuring 3B class-of-fit, ensuring critical tolerance is met.The TIN coating also ensures extreme wear resistance for safety critical aerospace and medical applications, and in ...

Sep 26, 2024 · The new endmill also features a finer-than-normal grain structure that gives it a more homogenous cutting edge, Walrath noted. In addition, the endmill benefits from Ceratizit’s Dragonskin coating technology, which consists of multiple nanolayers that combine to protect tools and reduce adhesion during cutting.

Aug 22, 2024 · milling machine ( mill) Runs endmills and arbor-mounted milling cutters. Features include a head with a spindle that drives the cutters; a column, knee and table that provide motion in the three Cartesian axes; and a base that supports the components and houses the cutting-fluid pump and reservoir.

Jan 28, 2025 · EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is an online sidebar to the Therapeutic Equipment feature article that appeared in the January/February 2025 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.. Poor tool life and problems with chip control and surface finishes are not desired by any parts manufacturer but can be particularly consequential for medical manufacturers because of the high demand for aesthetically ...

Dec 22, 2024 · The compact XS Inline laser marker is designed for easy integration into production lines. Technomark. F or those who need to permanently mark products with designs, letters or numbers, the latest laser engraving machines offer significant improvements in process efficiency and marking quality. According to companies that make the machines, technological progress has improved both the process ...

Aug 1, 2024 · Hardinge Inc. and certain of its U.S. affiliated companies, a global leader and provider of advanced machine tool, manufacturing, and workholding solutions, has entered into an agreement in principle on an asset purchase agreement (APA) with an affiliate of Centre Lane Partners to sell substantially all of the company’s business lines’ operations and assets.