Reducing machine downtime – tackle the low hanging fruit first You have two types of machine downtime on the shop floor – the low hanging
CNC: Heat removal during CNC machining In machining, almost all of the energy spent in cutting is transformed into heat. Heat is produced: 1. During
CNC – Modifying cutting speed for required tool life Recommended cutting speeds in tool catalogs are for a tool life of 15 minutes. This means
CNC – Why do we use a floating tap holder? What is a floating tap holder ? What is a floating tap holder ? Where
CNC – Eliminate trial part rejection and increase profits This is one of those “Oh, this is how we’ve always done things here” areas of
Tungsten carbide insert colors – the coatings that cause them Here’s the secret behind Tungsten Carbide insert colors. Plain tungsten carbide is grey, and various
CNC: End mill helix angles – how do they matter? Like inserts and turning holders, boring holder names too follow an ISO nomenclature standard. Also,
CNC: Boring holders – ISO nomenclature Like inserts and turning holders, boring holder names too follow an ISO nomenclature standard. Also, like for inserts and
CNC – BIG Machine downtime can result from SMALL reasons, and ruin your ROI This is a real story from a shop floor that uses
CNC – BT holder taper on machining centers The BT system is a more evolved version of the CAT taper (named after its developer, Caterpillar