GenSwiss

Toolholder Avoids Tolerance Stacking
GenSwiss will feature its Ti-Loc SwissClamp slitting and milling toolholders designed to direct-mount to any ER16 collet holder using ER nuts.

Ti-Loc SwissClamp Offers Increased Rigidity, Long Tool Life
GenSwiss offers the Ti-Loc SwissClamp slitting and milling toolholders for increased rigidity, high quality and long tool life.

Grooving Tools as Fine as a Strand of Hair
Imagine being able to cut grooves to the thickness of a human hair (0.0019 inch). It’s hard to picture, but when you see for yourself micro-medical devices, dental implants and micro-electronic components that feature micro grooves, you realize that indeed micro grooving tools are necessary. 

Coolant-Through Toolholders Offer Accurate Internal Coolant Stream
GenSwiss’s Multidec 3000 coolant-through toolholders incorporate an internal coolant jet stream aimed perfectly at the 3000 series insert edge, providing optimal lubrication and cooling, longer insert life for the range of front turning, back turning, grooving and threading operations, the company says.

Micro-Drill Holders for Swiss Machines, Precision Lathes
GenSwiss will exhibit its hyper-accurate micro-drill holders designed for CNC Swiss machine and precision lathes at IMTS 2012.

Modular Multidec Back Tools System Features a Range of Inserts
GenSwiss offers the Multidec Back Tool toolholders for turning operations on the subspindle and from an ID tool position.

Saw Arbors for CNC Swiss Machining
GenSwiss offers a range of precision and ultra-precision saw arbors and solid carbide slitting saws.

Coolant-Through Toolholders
The “Coolant Thru” line of coolant-through toolholders features delivery through the shank, providing optimal insert lubrication and cooling, longer cutting tool life and improved Swiss-type machining, the company says.

Attain Consistent Roundness and Concentricity Readings
The CNC Swiss-type lathe is finding an increasingly large market as non-traditional Swiss shops find its production advantages for small, precise and complex workpieces.

Swiss Clamp System
GenSwiss’s EZR Swiss clamp system for increased torque enables fast and positive ER collet clamping.

Swiss Tools for Micro Grooving, Turning
Designed for micro turning and grooving applications in Swiss-type machines, the Multidec 1600 series tools use inserts ranging from 0.0019" to 0.108" thick with cutting edge repeatability of 0.004".

Toolholder Increases Machining Capacity
The GenBore ID Triple Toolholder adds three ID tool stations in place of a standard OD turning position on most Swiss-type CNC machines.

Offset-Style Swiss Toolholders Clear Up Clearance Issues
It’s no secret a Swiss-type machine’s tooling zone is a busy place where space utilization is critical.

CNC Swiss Delivers in Many Ways
Designed to efficiently process long, slender parts for the watch industry, the Swiss-type screw machine has evolved well beyond its original application niche.

Toolholder Increases Machining Capability
GenSwiss has introduced the GenBore ID Triple toolholder that adds three ID tool stations in place of a standard OD turning position on most Swiss-type CNC machines.

Thin Grooving and Micro Turning Tools
The Utilis Multidec 1600 series are thin grooving and micro turning tools.

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Tools for Thin Grooving and Micro Turning
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.

Cutting Oils for Swiss-Type Machining
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.

Specialized Tools for Swiss-Type Machines
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.

Double-Sided Turning Inserts
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.

Live Tool Attachments For Better Thermal Stability
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

High-Precision Tools For Swiss-Types
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.

Specialized Tools For Swiss-Type Machines
• 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   .

Swiss-Type Machines: More Than Just A Lathe
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.

Accessories For Small Parts Manufacturing
• 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.

Rotary Broach Heads
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.

Specialized Tools For Swiss-Type
- 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  .

Rotary Broach Tools And Holders
- 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.

Compact Rotary Broach Head
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.

Compact Parts Finishing System
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.

High Speed Spindles
- 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.

Floating Reamer Chuck For Swiss Lathes
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.

Rotary Broaching 101
 There continues to be new ways of driving fasteners into the materials they are intended to hold together.

High Productivity is No Accident
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.