Speed. For production companies, this simple word can mean the difference between keeping customers—and losing them. Today, high quality parts and prototypes that can be produced with increased speed and at lower costs are what customers a…

Widia has launched the WCE solid end milling platform, designed to offer high performance and reliability for small to medium machine shops. The initial release of the WCE platform features WCE4, a four-flute geometry that combines advance…

Sumitomo’s DFC Carbide Milling inserts double-sided 90-degree milling cutter features a six-edge insert designed to ensure long-term, stable cutting and high-efficiency machining with high feed rates. Cutting edges are optimized to provide…

Belmont Equipment and Technologies’ exclusive MX-140XW CNC sinker EDM is characterized by a programmable work tank level that is said to provide excellent operator ergonomics for loading and Helical Milling Inserts unloading, while maximiz…

The air-operated Burn Table Lift Magnet system from Eriez is designed to easily and quickly move multiple parts or cut-outs up and off burn tables. With a powerful magnetic circuit design, the transfer system can also lift single sheets or…

Suhner introduces a redesigned version of its BEX15 machining unit, increasing spindle speed from 18,000 to 23,000 rpm for applications like small-diameter hole drilling or cutting metals with high cutting speed requirements. The spindle s…

Over time, machine tool motion has become more intricate. Precise control of five-axis machining centers allows for elaborate tool paths. Over time as well, CAM software has become more sophisticated, increasing the ease and effectiveness …

Cutting tall, steeply tapered surfaces with wire EDM is a challenging operation, especially if the wire must travel a greater distance at opposite ends of the taper in four-axis moves. One example is a taper cut that follows a curve such a…

GF Machining Solutions offers the AgiesCharmilles Cut E 350, incorporating a range of technologies designed to increase flexibility and accelerate time to market for medical manufacturing. These include a large-touchscreen human-machine in…

Almost always, a premium machine tool comes with a premium price tag—a concept that gave pause to job shop YDC Precision Machine. Yet, purchasing EDJ Grooving a new Makino VMC made sense after factoring in the cost of its standard machine …