Tool up and hold down
Ways to boost operating efficiency shouldn't stop at the machine tool - shops also need the right cutting tools, toolholders, and workholding.
IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHThe right tooling - in this case, OSG's ExoCarb-SHP four-flute end mill - and the appropriate workholding ensure equality machining.
For many shops, the addition of new metalcutting technology is all about buying machine tools, with cutting tools, toolholding, and workholding dealt with as afterthoughts. But such a strategy seriously undermines the productivity of new processes. Instead, shops should examine the benefits of machine, tooling, and workholding together - before plunking down large capital investments.
Cutting tools
Cutting tools run the gamut from high-speed steel to carbide to ceramics to polycrystalline diamond. But with thousands of cutting tools to choose from, how does a manufacturer decide what to use? The consensus among tooling suppliers is to start by working with tooling specialists that have the expertise to make major productivity improvements through the proper application of tooling.
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