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The Utilis Multidec 1600 series are thin grooving and micro turning tools.

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Genevieve Swiss Industries’ Utilis Multidec 1600 series thin grooving and micro turning tools are capable of work smaller than 0. 125” in diameter, using insert widths from thickness of human hair (0.

Genevieve Swiss Industries, Inc. , offers Swiss Silver cutting oils, which the company states offer greater lubricity, faster heat dissipation, improved part finish and longer tool life in Swiss-type machining applications.

The company features specialized high precision tooling and accessories designed for users of Swiss-type machines and the range of small parts manufacturing equipment. Included are Utilis Swiss-made inserts providing repeatability of less than 0. 0004” for turning work 1” diameter and below; a thread whirling system featuring 12 cutters for higher bone screw production rates; PCM rotary broaching heads with no center; and a line of aftermarket spindles made by PCM for Tornos machines.

The Utilis Multidec 3000 series double-sided turning inserts are said to provide long life and repeatability to 0. 0004" for cutoff, front and back turn, groove and turn and threading work. The holder features a recessed pocket for precise locating, increased insert rigidity and absorbed cutting forces, making the series especially useful for a range of tough applications, the company says.

Genevieve Swiss Industries offers replacement live tooling spindles for Tornos Deco models, featuring a heavy-duty steel housing for increased rigidity and better thermal stability, the company says. These axial milling and drilling spindles incorporate high grade bearings for increased accuracy and improved spindl

Genevieve Swiss offers specialized high-precision tooling and accessories designed for users of Swiss-type machines and small parts manufacturing equipment. Included are Utilis Swiss-made inserts providing repeatability of less than 0.

• The digest-size, 64-page catalog features high-precision tools and accessories for small-part manufacturing and Swiss-type machining • Product lines detailed include Utilis Swiss-type machining tools and boring bars, PCM rotary broaching holders and tools, thread whirling attachments and form inserts, Swiss-made solid carbide slitting saws, floating reamer chucks and micro reamers • Polygon and hobbing tools, high-speed spindles for Citizen machines, magnetic finishing and deburring units, quick-change collet holders and premium Swiss cutting oils as well as specialty Swiss-type tooling solutions are included as well   .

CNC Swiss-Type machines have more capability built in than ever before. Many of these capabilites can be accessed using attachments that increase the throughput of the machine tool, improve the quality of the work coming off the machine and reduce or eliminate the need for secondary operations even for very complex workpieces.

• Literature highlights the Quin-Block Gang Set for adding ten tools to a Citizen L20 • Describes features and contains an illustration of the tooling options • The block set enables as many as five front and five back work tools for drilling and boring operations.

Genevieve Swiss Industries rotary broach heads with "no center indicating" are designed to allow for faster and easier setups for CNC Swiss-type machines and gang-style lathes. Specifically designed for these machines, the model 2160 is well suited for many medical and dental implant manufacturing (bone screws) applications as well as aerospace and fits into the tightest tooling areas without losing adjacent ID solutions. The head diameter of 1.

- 63-page reference catalog provides part numbers, descriptions and specifications for Swiss-type machine parts for boring, broaching, collets, part finishing and handling, reaming, slitting, spot drill, tap and more- Labled diagrams help illustrate part specifications  .

- Literature illustrates Genevieve Swiss' rotary broach tool and holder lines- Specifications are included for each series, which includes the 2160 Series self-centering for Swiss machines, the 6190 Series heavy-duty holder and the 6180 Series multi-purpose holder.

The 2160 Rotary Broach Head is compact and is designed to reduce setup time on CNC Swiss-type screw machines and lathes with gang tooling. According to the company, this design eliminates the need to indicate the broach to center, making setups faster and easier. The broach holder fits into machines without loosing adjacent ID stations.

Genevieve Swiss Industries Inc. supplies a compact parts finishing system that is especially useful on delicate, small, nonferrous parts that are typically manufactured by Swiss-type machines. The Centrifugical Magnetic Finisher uses stainless steel pins 0.

- Read about advantages to high speed spindles on Citizen machines from Genevieve Swiss Industries- Includes descriptions of the L and M Series machines, E and M Series turrets and the built-in coolant port- Photos and diagrams help illustrate these products.

Genevieve Swiss Industries has introduced a Swiss-made floating reamer chuck for Swiss-type lathes that is capable of 0. 009" of true orbital float. Not only can it float in angular directions like typical floating chucks, it can also move parallel off center up to 0.

 There continues to be new ways of driving fasteners into the materials they are intended to hold together.

Economists and other observers of manufacturing have reported with glee the recent dramatic productivity increases for U.S. manufacturing. This aggregate view of productivity is only possible because of the productivity increases made in individual shops. Here’s an example of one such shop.