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February, 2006
Editorial
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Maximizing coolant endurance and economy
Shops that look to extend coolant life and minimize costs need to institute a comprehensive program.
Move over machine tools here come robots
Smooth translations catapult robots into five-axis machining cells.
Tech Trends
Cutting Tool Digest
Carbide drills
Big Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc. offers Quadro 15 Plus carbide drills for drilling long-chipping materials
Collets for through-coolant tooling
Rego-Fix offers CF coolant flush collets that the company says can be used with its powRgrip toolholding system, and the company says they are compatible with its PG 10, PG 15 and PG 25 series of...
Coolant collets
100TG Coolant Collets from NT Tool Corp., Franklin, Tenn., have a one-piece steel design with short slots to prevent coolant from reaching the collet face.
Diamond-tipped inserts
Optional PCD tips are available for Backdraft and Xpet inserts from Dapra Corp.
Government Matters
Machine of the Month
Fully automated EDM hole drilling
Micro EDM production-drilling systems from Ann Arbor Machine Co. tackle hole sizes from 0.004 to 0.035 in. in diameter, maintain size variation to ±0.0001 in.,
Bits & Bytes
Law and Liability
Unfounded testimony wins new trial
Forrest v. Beloit Corp., 424 F.3d 344 (3rd Cir. 2005), U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, Sept. 16, 2005.
Casebooks
Financial rewards found in old tool
Custom Carbide refurbishes tools on a Rollomatic GrindSmart 620XS grinder.
New Equipment
Collet design extends use
NT Tool Corp. has introduced a line of collets that can deliver coolant in tools at up to 1,000 psi.
Practical Ideas
Retrospective
