Cutting Tools 5/7/2024

Producing Micro Screws for the Watch Industry

Cutting tools play a key role in machining tiny screws on Swiss-type lathes for this Switzerland-based watch manufacturer.
#micromachining

Edited by Derek Korn

Editor-in-Chief, Production Machining magazine

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5/3/2024

The Importance of All of Us Getting Out

Go visit other machine shops when possible. Go to industry events. Go where you can network with others who might share the same challenges, pain points and successes as you.
#columns

Buy a Solution, Not a Machine

INDEX collaborates with customers to find a total solution to meet their needs.

Medical 5/6/2024

Moldmaker Finds Value in Swiss-Type Machining

This multifaceted manufacturer has added CNC sliding-headstock turning technology to complement its established mold tooling production and new injection molding capabilities as it continues to pursue complex medical work along a vertically integrated path.

Derek Korn Editor-in-Chief
Production Machining magazine

CAD/CAM 5/7/2024

Open Mind CAD/CAM Software Increases Programming Efficiency

The HyperMill 2024 CAD/CAM software enables increased NC programming efficiency in applications ranging from 2.5D machining to five-axis milling.

Cutting Tools 5/6/2024

Horn Turning Grade Performs in Applications With Variable Hardness

The new SG66 carbide grade is suitable for reliably processing highly temperature-resistant and other difficult-to-machine steel alloys.

NEWS 5/6/2024

Verisurf Sign Solutions Agreement With Hexagon

Verisurf will offer complete metrology solutions that combine its model-based inspection and measurement software, training and live technical support with Hexagon CMMs.

NEWS 5/3/2024

Okuma America Corp. Announces New Personnel Appointments

The company has appointed four new personnel to direct and support the company’s strategic growth initiatives in the Americas.

Aerospace 5/3/2024

Sandvik Coromant Inserts Provide Stable Turning of Aerospace Components

The new insert grades GC1205 and GC1210 cover a large application area within last-stage machining and intermediate-stage machining when turning aerospace engine components.

Cutting Tools 5/2/2024

Heule Spot Facing, Counterboring Tool Provides Flexible Machining

The Solo L tooling system for spot facing and counterboring is well suited for a wide range machining applications.

Cutting Tools 5/2/2024

Taking a Calculated Approach to Thread Rolling

Thread rolling operations for Swiss-type lathes, multi-spindles and other turning equipment can be enhanced using online calculators to determine optimal process parameters.
#techbrief

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Single & Multi-Spindles 4/30/2024

Methods Multitasking Machine Reduces Cycle Times

Methods Machine Tools Inc. introduces Nakamura-Tome’s WY-100V two-turret, twin-spindle precision CNC multitasking lathe to the U.S. market.

NEWS 4/29/2024

GF Machining Solutions Appoints New Managing Director

Onik Bhattacharyya will oversee the GF Machining Solutions product portfolio for the North American market region.

Cutting Tools 4/29/2024

Kyocera Milling Tool Provides Reliable Cutting Performance

The MB45 series is designed to cater to a broad spectrum of machining applications, giving customers a cost-effective solution for a wide range of possibilities.

4/29/2024

You're Almost Out of Time to Take Top Shops Benchmarking Survey

The Top Shops 2024 survey for the metalworking market is now live, alongside a new homepage collecting the stories of past Honorees. This year's survey ends April 30, though.

Medical 4/26/2024

When a CNC Turn-Mill Doesn’t Turn

A shop in Big Sky Country uses a B-axis multitasking machine to produce complex, prismatic medical parts that require no turning complete from barstock.

Cutting Tools 4/26/2024

Monaghan Drills Optimize Chip Evacuation

MK Tools Rambo Speed Drills are well suited for high-speed applications where efficiency is key, including connecting rods, injection pumps, wheel carriers, guide wheel shafts and more.

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Video: Why a Production Machine Shop Started a Baseball Bat Company

Derek Korn | Apr 04, 2023

A 153-year-old manufacturer of precision, metal pins recently started a side business creating custom wooden baseball bats. The reasoning behind establishing this new company is intriguing, as is how it has helped create a stronger bond with the local community.
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Lori Beckman | Jan 17, 2023

This machine shop’s mapping software program runs on its gaging system to increase the accuracy of the probe’s tolerance measurement on the thin-walled aluminum tube machined by the shop.