Workholding
Tool Balancing Equipment Ensures Consistent Moldmaking Results
Zoller enables balanced toolholders, tool assemblies and grinding wheels using its »toolBalancer« series, providing high-quality surface finishes and extended surface life to spindles and cutting tools.
Grace Nehls
Senior Managing Editor, MoldMaking Technology
Face Mill Holder With Damping Vibration Control Supports Far-Reaching Operations
Big Kaiser, a member of the Big Daishowa Group, offers the new SDF57 arbor-style face mill holders, what it claims is the largest and longest milling tool, which could have important benefits for moldmakers.
Read MoreSolving Mold Alignment Problems with the Right Alignment Lock
Correct alignment lock selection can reduce maintenance costs and molding downtime, as well as increase part quality over the mold’s entire life.
Read MoreHigh-Speed Milling Chucks Enable Heavy-Duty Milling
Big Daishowa Mega 12DS power chucks provide users with a highly stable and rigid operation when milling workpieces such as molds.
Read MoreQuick Action Sliding Locks Improve Workholding Setup Time, Reliability
Fixtureworks brings shops a variety of adjustable sliding lock configurations and clamps for those applications where disassembly and changeovers are frequent.
Read MoreLive Tool Expansion for Cutting Tool Tightening Options
North American importer Platinum Tooling offers Heimatec live tools for the Hass BMT turret to ensure more rigid mold machining operations.
Read MoreHydraulic Chucks, Reduction Sleeves Reduce Toolholding Complications
Seco Tools offers a comprehensive range of hydraulic chucks and accompany reduction sleeves, eliminating risk and additional maintenance for mold and die-makers, and less required tooling.
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Shrink-Fit Machine Features Integrated Cooling
Power Clamp Air i4.0 Eco by Haimer USA provides smooth and clean cooling of all kinds of toolholders or collets by air, without dirt and water residue.
Grace Nehls
Senior Managing Editor, MoldMaking Technology
Manual Machine Vise Handles Prismatic and Round Parts
Roemheld’s PC 80 Clamping System offers fixed jaw and self-centering options and eliminates the need for additional custom workholding solutions.
Read MoreMultifunctional Drilling/Turning Tool Provides Better Chip Evacuation in Small Bore Operations
The TungBore-Mini line has added eight new toolholders that accommodate its XOMU inserts for light cutting, increased security and ample clearance between the tool and the hole surface.
Read MoreRound Pallet Enables Machining with Easier Access Around Workpieces
FCS North America Inc.’s M6 round pallet is designed to address mold and die makers’ need to machine small components.
Read MoreInvestment in Advanced EDM Equipment Sets Shop Apart With Unique Wire EDM Capabilities
Extreme Wire EDM capitalizes on technology investment to carve out competitive advantages serving the moldmaking industry.
Read MoreHow to Design and Analyze the Right Clamping System
The use of innovative clamping systems to optimize the moldmaking production process requires consideration of five factors based on Industry 4.0 principles.
Read MoreA Review of High-Productivity Workholding Solutions
Insights on workpiece stabilization and non-traditional fixturing with an emphasis on modern-day solutions.
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Toolholder Solutions for Moldmaking
MMC Collet Chucks, SK Collet Chucks and Shrink Fit Toolholders presented by Lyndex-Nikken are designed for accuracy to meet the demands of machining molds.
Grace Nehls
Senior Managing Editor, MoldMaking Technology
2019 Technology Review: Machining
MoldMaking Technology’s 2019 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide offers some of the latest highlighted products and services from supplier companies from a variety of categories, including machining.
Read MoreSmart Workholding Technology Enables Automated Workflow to Standardize the Manufacturing Process
FCS North America features smart work holding technology at Amerimold.
Read MoreThe Most Viewed Products of 2018
MoldMaking Technology wraps up the year by showcasing the most-viewed products of 2018.
Read MoreClamping System's Lock-Down Force Prevents Vibration
Kurt Manufacturing Co.’s pneumatic Zero-Point clamping system runs on existing shop air supply.
Read MoreRöhm Products of America Announces Acquisition
Röhm Products of America announced its acquisition of Master WorkHolding.
Read MoreTradeshow Tuesday: On Display at IMTS 2018, Part 4
Check out this slideshow to see some of what is on display out on the show floor.
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Hydro Chuck Toolholder Promises Precision When Heavy Milling
Precision cutting tool solutions manufacturer NT Tool presents Hydro Chuck Omega, designed to eliminate the common issues of chatter, deflection and pullout.
Grace Nehls
Senior Managing Editor, MoldMaking Technology
Automation and Connectivity Drive Machine-Tool Innovations
Machine tool and EDM suppliers are advancing their offerings to include automation, better controls, machine monitoring and new five-axis capabilities.
Read More2018 Technology Review and Sourcing Guide: Machining
MoldMaking Technology’s annual Technology Review and Sourcing Guide is an accurate, comprehensive, easy-to-read and easy-to-use use guide for researching today’s technology, equipment, products and services. The year’s latest moldmaking product developments within mold engineering/design, build and maintenance/repair are broken down into 10 sections, including machining.
Read MoreBrush Seal Accelerates Replacement of Damaged Seals on Vise
The new XL6 XtraLong vise has increased clamping capacity and reduced over length, making the product an improvement over Kurt’s 640XL vise.
Read MoreVise Solutions are Compact to Facilitate Higher Machining Accuracy
Röhm’s compact RZM Centric Vise and RKE NC-Compact Vise clamping system have specially designed features that reduce interferences.
Read MoreClamping System Streamlines Palletizing and Clamping to Reduce Setup Time
Röhm Power-Grip Zero Point Clamping System is customizable to the machine, which enables the optimal use of the mahcine’s entire work-envelope space.
Read MoreThree Takeaways from Die/Mold Expo
What do you gain by attending events like the Makino Die/Mold Expo that was held last week at the company’s Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan? I asked a few of the moldmakers I met there to share their personal takeaways.
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