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Schwanog's Custom Form Tools Reduce Cycle Times

Modern Machine Shop

Photo Credit: Schwanog Schwanog manufactures custom insertable and solid carbide form tools made to order per customers’ part prints. These tools, which are manufactured in the United States, can reduce cycle times by as much as 40%, according to the company. Applications include grooving, drilling, milling and threading.

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Custom Vertical Blast System Revolutionizes Surface Preparation for Metal Sheet Processing

Fabricating & Metal Work

This new, fully automated conveyor blasting system is engineered to optimize efficiency, precision, and safety, catering to industries such as aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing that require meticulous surface preparation for metal sheets, including titanium and other materials.

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JTEKT Technology Days Showcases Synergies

Modern Machine Shop

The company recently brought several of its brands, including Toyoda and its automotive component manufacturing group, under the JTEKT name in a move that’s meant to reduce confusion and highlight synergies. Traditional gearmaking requires multiple processes, and combining them into one platform can improve cycle times and part quality.

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How to Mitigate Chatter to Boost Machining Rates

Modern Machine Shop

With this method, an MSC Metalworking Specialist can quickly help any shop achieve its objectives of shorter cycle times, better surface finishes and accuracy, or longer tool life. How the MillMax Service Works This whitepaper from MSC explains the causes of chatter and how vibration analysis is used to find optimal cutting parameters.

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Sponsored: Refining automotive battery management systems

E&T

The Exicom team began by analysing the heat generated in cylindrical cells with different form factors and further extended this model to the pack level using the heat profile generated for the cells. "We According to Dr. Singh, “COMSOL is an easy-to-learn and adaptable finite element tool for battery design and thermal modelling.”

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CERATIZIT Brings Innovations for Aerospace and Medical Part Machining to EASTEC

Fabricating & Metal Work

In typical applications, ToolScope can often increase process security by as much as 25%, reduce cycle times up to 15% and, with wear monitoring, optimize tool life and provide additional tool reserve usage up to 30%. This capability allows shops to reduce production time, improve surface quality and achieve greater accuracy of form.

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Corporate Profile: Formdrill USA

Fabricating & Metal Work

And consider that these formed inserts are as strong as their equivalent welded nuts. Enter the material type and thickness, thread type and diameter to get a complete listing of tools and accessories, equipment parameters (horsepower, RPM, feed rates, cycle times, etc.), Use the Application Wizard at [link].