Tooling & Workholding Content
End Mills Cut Steel, Inconel, Aerospace Materials
IMTS 2018: Melin Tool introduces two series of end mills to its Ultra High-Performance line.
Torque Fit Tightening Fixture Ensures Precision
Big Kaiser’s Torque Fit is a tightening fixture that is designed to ensure that a collet chuck is correctly tightened.
Drills Meet Key Aerospace Standard
IMTS 2018: Dormer Pramet’s Precision Twist Drill series of drilling tools are manufactured according to National Aerospace Standards (NAS).
Dead Centers Feature Interchangeable Points for Fast Setup
IMTS 2018: Riten Industries’s Quick Point dead centers complement the company’s Quick Point live centers.
Go/No-Go Gages Contribute to Reduced Process Variations
IMTS 2018: Slater Tools offers CNC broaching tools, toolholders and gages.
Speedy Spindles Suitable for Milling, Grinding
IMTS 2018: Ibag North America’s 16- to 360-mm high speed spindles spin as fast as 170,000 rpm.
Variable-Helix End Mills Interrupt Chatter
IMTS 2018: Mastercut Tool Corp.’s V4 Ultra line of end mills combines variable-helix, four-flute geometry with a honed cutting edge.
In-Process Marking Consolidates Setups
IMTS 2018: Tapmatic's ScribeWriter Force II is designed to reduce the need for secondary marking operations.
Swiss-Type Tooling for Citizen Machines Built to Last
IMTS 2018: Heimatec offers a line of live and static tools for Citizen Swiss-type lathes.
Multi-Axis Heads Consolidate Machining
IMTS 2018: Setco’s line of multi- and single-axis heads integrate into machine tools to combine manufacturing operations.