- Celebrating 50 years of innovation in metalcutting
ISCAR is a full-line ISO 9001 and QS-- 9000 certified producer and supplier of precision carbide metal-- working tools. As a result of its high quality and original products, this privately owned multinational company is a world leader in major manufacturing industries, including automotive, aerospace, dies and molds and a ......
- Cutting tool digest
Company news Face milling featured A 24-page brochure describes Hexamill face-milling cutters for medium to heavy-duty applications. The color publication features photos, technical diagrams, part sizes, and mounting dimensions. Insert-selection data outlines shape, dimension, and available grades. The Hexamill cutters have strong, thick, hexagonal inserts with six cutting edges. They ......
- Alive and cutting
HEADNOTE Machining centers remain a core metalcutting technology IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 Load/unload stations on Gardner Denver's Toyoda HMC-based flexible machining cell include conveyor system for part staging. Multitasking machines-hybrids that blur the line between traditional turning and machining center capabilities and configurations-are receiving a lot of attention these days. Some ......
- Celebrating Over 50 Years of Innovation in Metalcutting
ISCAR is a full-line ISO 9001 and QS-9000 certified producer and supplier of precision carbide metalworking tools. As a result of its high quality and original products, this privately owned multinational company is a world leader in major manufacturing industries, including automotive, aerospace, dies and molds and a variety of ......
- Holemaking trends run deep, fast, and dry
HEADNOTE Available products let shops take full advantage of all three. Holemaking, arguably the most basic of metalworking processes, is one area where shops can greatly improve returns on machine tool investments. It's easy to see how when one considers that 50 to 70% of all production time is spent ......
- UPCOMING EVENTS
SHEET METAL FORUM - April 3-5 Westin Casuarinn 1 lotel & Spa / Las Vegas, NV Sponsor: Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International 815-399-8775 / www.fmanet.org WESTEC-April 4-7 Los Angeles Convention Center/ Los Angeles, CA Sponsor: Society of Manufacturing Engineers 313-271-1500 / www.sme.org PRACTICAL MACHINING PRINCIPLES FOR SHOP APPLICATION - April ......
- What's happening with coolants
HEADNOTE The fluids industry is not stagnant IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 Flood cooling still dominates most machining processes. But the fluid, flow volume, and pressure are important considerations. Now is not a time to ignore machine tool coolants and lubricants. There are changes in formulations, advances in process control, and more ......