Siemens used this test part to demonstrate new state-of-the-art milling techniques. It is made of tool steel hardened to 54 HRC and was machined on a Micron HPM 800U machining center. Something most ...

The patent-pending uP-Gear process — co-developed by Heller Machine Tools and Voith Turbo — is aimed at manufacturers of vehicles, machines, or machine components, that machine large gears in low ...

Fixing flaws introduced during the machining of large components used in the aircraft and heavy equipment industries can be time-consuming for manufacturers – and costly if they must scrap the flawed ...

Both the main and second turning spindles operate at 4,000 rpm, while the compact milling spindle comes standard as 12,000 rpm (24 hp/22 kW) and 20,000 rpm (24 hp/22 kW) as optional. The machine ...

GF MACHINING SOLUTIONS’ Mikron MILL E 500 U high-efficiency five-axis milling machine and CUT AM 500 horizontal wire EDM machine provide those operations producing medical-device components with the ...

MAPAL expanded its NeoMill milling program with three new series specifically tailored to the requirements of series ...

Every machinist knows about milling tool chatter. How it sounds. What it does to surface finish. How it diminishes tool life. When it happens, the first reaction is to turn down the feed rate. While ...

I entered the Army in 1988 as a military occupational specialty (MOS) 44E (machinist) under the Army Civilian Acquired Skills Program. Since I had received industry standard manual machinist training, ...