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    Besides negative/positive cutting geometry, Ingersoll Cougar-Mill facemills feature improved, wedge-type seating that mechanically locks the inserts in place to better withstand heavy cutting loads. The cutters are available in standard diameters up to 14 inches.
    Medfab Manufacturing in Lakeville, MN, completes this medical component in difficult-to-machine tantalum using Ingersoll T-Micro elliptical-shank boring bar. Extra rigidity of the bar permits faster metal removal and improves the as-machined finish. In its first application at this location, boring the ID of a titanium tube with a 4-to-1 aspect ratio, and walls as thin as a fingernail, the T-Micro tool completed the part faster, and with a 8- to 10-µ as-machined finish. With previous tooling every part required 15 minutes of hand polishing to reach surface-quality specs.
    Preparing to rough a deep cavity on Redoe Mold Ltd.’s extra-rigid Toshiba boring mill equipped with advanced Ingersoll Inno-Fit extension and Ingersoll button cutter. Despite cavity depths up to 18 inches, the Inno-Fit extension provides enough rigidity to hold 0.001-in. tolerances at 300-400 IPM feed rates. Redoe said the Ingersoll tooling package has literally doubled capacity of the new machine and enabled cavity rough milling to run unattended.
    AWC Frac Valve’s finished valve bonnets get a closer inspection CNC lead man Ben Molinar and assistant manufacturing engineer Jim Beaver.

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    Ingersoll’s Hi QuadF face mill works like a router to make more chips faster. The tool rotates at 785 SFM as it feeds outward at 0.561 IPR on the C axis. Free-cutting tool geometry with a 12° lead angle minimizes lateral cutting forces for stable machining all the way out to the circumference of the flange.
    Machining / Cutting

    New Ways Around Old Turning Problems

    Aug. 13, 2015
    An “ahead of the curve” insert makes roughing a faster, better step toward precision parts Advanced design, substrates, and coatings Live turning multiplies possibilities Redefining...
    Finish milling at Continental Motors produces smoother, flatter mating surfaces on cast aluminum crankcases with the Ingersoll PCD TediMill face mill.
    Cutting Tools

    Breakthrough Facemill Doubles Aluminum Machining Rates

    Jan. 15, 2015
    High-feed, high-speed, high-depth testing prove a new PCD cutter can double rates, extend tool life, and leave chatter-free finishes Three features in one tool Removal rates up...
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    Cutting Tools

    Determining the Profile Angle of Hob Teeth for Milling Roughing Straight-Sided Splines

    Sept. 7, 2014
    The teeth of a hob form a trapezia, which can be calculated easily and quickly
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    Shop Operations

    Be Proactive to Break the Vicious Cycle of Maintenance

    Sept. 4, 2014
    By planning maintenance, operators can circumvent breakdowns or identify the major issues before they turn into something more serious. Detecting the reactive trait Agree, measure...
    The emerging generation of CMMS software is based on Cloud computing standards and capabilities, meaning it multi-tenant programs with numerous users who are able to customize the applications for their operations, adding or removing modules easily.
    Enterprise Data

    The Evolution of Affordability and Accessibility in CMMS Software

    Aug. 21, 2014
    The relatively short history of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems shows the rapid expansion of its availability and functionality — and helps to identify buyers’ priorities...
    Big job, big chips. With the breakthrough Ingersoll insert, AWC turns big valve bonnets using depths of cut of nearly 0.33 inch. Free-cutting tool geometry reduces cutting forces to make it possible.
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    Figure 1 (left), and Figure 2 (right).
    Figure 1. See the numerical references below.
    Machining / Cutting

    A Correction Mechanism for a Lead Screw

    May 20, 2014
    A practical approach for resolving accumulated errors in the pitch (and inside pitch)
    Sketch 1 is a general depiction of the disposition of the tooth of the hob and the splined shaft.
    Machining / Cutting

    Define More Precisely, Determine the Angle of Trapezia Teeth of Roughing Hobs for Milling Roughing Straight-Sided Spline Shaft

    April 26, 2014
    A basic formula can be adjusted with additional information to suit the task Different angles, different curves Calculate, check, and choose the right option
    CMMS software has become more intuitive and easier to use, and may be the gateway that manufacturing operations need to accessing and managing Big Data, to control maintenance-related costs and improve system reliability.
    Enterprise Data

    Understanding “Big Data” for Manufacturing, Maintenance

    March 19, 2014
    Connected devices and the ‘Internet of Things’ Improving asset management Predict failure, optimize quality control
    Figure 1. Calculating the angle of the teeth, in preparation for producing on a thread-grinding machine.
    Machining / Cutting

    Determining the Angle of Roughing Teeth of Hobs for Roughing Straight-Sided Splines

    March 19, 2014
    Angle of the trapezia Allowance for curves Algorithm for calculation