Horn Supermini Set Offers Greater Holding Force
The Supermini toolholder system offers clamping carried out via a clamping wedge on the face.
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Goeltenbodt Pre-Settable, Quick-Changeable Tooling System for Swiss-Type Lathes
IMTS 2022: The company says the system can provide quick and easy tool changeovers and is pre-settable off the machine with repeatability of .0004″.
GenSwiss Quick-Change Toolholder Adapter for Fast Setups, Tool Changes
Improved quick-change toolholding system for CNC swiss machines and precision CNC equipment feature toolholder adaptors and quick-change modules that can be preset.
Fast Change Tooling System Increases Spindle Uptime
This coolant-through tooling system replacement for the gang plate on a Swiss-type machine can save hours of spindle downtime per day as well as increase tool life and enhance chip control.
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Precision Machining Technology Review January 2022: Toolholding
Production Machining’s toolholding showcase includes Schwanog, Somma Tool, Big Kaiser (Big Daishowa), Allied Machine & Engineering, Kaiser Tool Co. and Exsys Automation.
Tungaloy Toolholders Feature Streamlined Coolant Nozzle Design
The company says the TungTurn-Jet can use high-pressure coolant of 1,015 psi to effectively control chips in long-chipping materials such as stainless steel and heat-resistant superalloys.
Somma’s Form Tool Freedom Service Simplifies Holder, Insert Ordering
The service is designed to provide complete services to companies that use form tools and is divided into four categories — RQC - resharpenable quick-change inserts; STA - single-use, throwaway inserts; DIY - make-your-own inserts; and SES - Somma helps customers design inserts.
Video Tech Brief: Shrink-Fit Collets Explained
For live-tool lathes, shrink-fit collets can speed setups while offering higher tool clamping forces.
Angled Toolholders Position Inserts for Various Turning Operations
The angled square toolholders position the insert at 30-, 45- or 60-degree angles for reliefs, undercuts, angled OD and face grooves.
Video: The Value of Shrink-Fit Collets for Live-Tool Lathes
Offering reduced setup times, high runout accuracy and high clamping forces, shrink-fit technology for ER collets is now available for live-tool lathes.
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