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Establishing an Effective Production Process for Femoral Balls
Grinding, honing and buffing can be performed on one machine to eliminate the need for these medical implant components to run across multiple pieces of equipment.
ANCA Launches Educational Grinding Show
ANCA’s ANCA Academy will cover a new technical topic each episode — from setup through grinding. The educational videos will help ANCA machine users understand new applications and features.
Preparing Tool Grinding Machines for IoT
Internet of Things (IoT) doesn’t require scrapping existing tool grinding machines, but investing in new technology, such as communication networks and automation, is necessary.
FX Linear Tool Grinding Machine with Robot Loader
Features include linear motors on X and Y axes, an AM5000 control system and an HSK40 taper. Available as an option is the AR300 robot loader to automate repetitive manual tasks.
What Robotics Means for the Cutting Tools Industry
Friend or foe? Helper or fiend? Here’s what robotics really mean for the cutting tools industry and which pitfalls to avoid.
10 Tips to Get the Most Out of a Grinding Machine
Following these 10 steps can help grinding shops produce high-quality tools, increase productivity, reduce breakdowns and extend machine life.
Heimatec Sells Tecnicrafts' Products for Swiss Turning
Heimatec Inc. is selling collets and guide bushings from Tecnicrafts Industries that are exclusively used for Swiss turning applications.
FCP4 Grinder Produces a Completed Drill
From a blank piece of raw material, ANCA’s FCP4 high production drill grinder (FCP4) produces drills from 0.8 to 4 mm and manufactures a complete high-speed steel drill on a single machine, grinding the flute, relief and point to produce a finished drill.
ANCA Opens New European HQ
CNC tool and cutter grinder manufacturer ANCA recently opened its new European headquarters in Weinheim, Germany, and also took home a Manufacturer of the Year award in Australia.
Tool Grind Workholding System Limits Runout
Precision manufacturing requires minimal tool runout, but the amount of runout that is acceptable can be dependent on part tolerances and is often related to the size of the tool.
Magnetic Filtration Leads to Premier Finish
Magnetic filtration can be used in almost any environment where ferrous and paramagnetic contamination of a liquid is a problem.
Medical Grinding Takes More Than a Machine
Medical grinding is attracting new players, partly because of opportunity, but also because it is possible to use the same equipment used to produce metalworking and woodworking tools.
Tool Grinding Capability Key To Medical Success
Making toold for surgeons is critical to the succesful use of orthedic implants. This Indiana shop succeeds because of its dedication to quality and application of the right machine tools for the job.
CNC Cutter Grinding In-House
As tooling complexity increases, one might expect in-house tool grinding to gradually fade away. In fact, though, more and more shops are taking advantage of CNC tool grinding’s increased capabilities to improve consistency, flexibility and productivity.
Grinding: Send It Out Or Keep It In-House?
CNC tool grinding can improve the output quality of any screw machine operation. But there are a number of factors to consider when deciding whether to send tools out or grind them in-house.