In order to reduce weight while maintaining high strength in complex components, lightweight materials such as CFRP, GFRP and CFRP-titanium/CFRP-aluminum stacks have become indispensable in the construction of automobiles, aircrafts, wind turbines and sporting equipment. However, machining them is no easy task. Anyone wishing to perform precise countersinking in sandwiched materials with high surface qualities will need special tools such as the CCDia AeroSpeed coated countersink from Dürr (…)

The larger the series of parts to be produced, the more important cycle times and tool costs are. With large quantities, such as those usual for the car industry, the properties of both the machine tool and the tool itself need to be optimally suited to each other – and to the chosen manufacturing process. “We have a unique approach when we receive customer inquiries,” says Meinolf Wolke, Sales Team Leader at ELHA-MASCHINENBAU Liemke KG (ELHA) in Hövelhof. The medium-sized, owner-managed (…)

The Swiss tool manufacturer Mikron Tool has expanded its milling cutter program and launches a version of the already well-known plunge-mill CrazyMill Cool P&S, which is now suitable for even deeper machining operations. Like its already successful "short" predecessor, it is characterized by the ability to plunge (drill) vertically into the material, mill slots or pockets into solid material in smallest spaces and concluding the milling with a finishing operation. While the milling (…)

On his 80th birthday, April 3, 2020, Horst Lach actually wanted to take a vacation and celebrate this special day together with his family, however, the Corona virus changed his plans. That does not bother him at all: for him it simply means another challenge and he is running up to top form. Hand in hand with his son Robert he is taking steps to ensure that the operations can continue at the best despite the crisis – presently in his homeoffice. In his 80-years-long life Horst Lach has (…)

MAPAL is expanding its portfolio in the area of high-performance milling cutters in the OptiMill family for aluminium and steel machining. Reliably machining structural parts made of aluminium The full potential of new, powerful machines can be used with the new OptiMill-SPM milling cutters "Rough" and "Finish". They exploit their strengths especially during the machining of structural parts made of aluminium. High infeed depths as well as the highest feeds during roughing are possible (…)

During drilling from solid in steel, the focus is on quality, time and cost-effectiveness. And these topics are therefore also in the foreground during the development of new tools. Along with the Tritan-Drill Steel, which is the tool of choice for the highest cost-effectiveness even in difficult drilling situations, MAPAL has developed new tools for special applications with clear added value for the user. MEGA-Deep-Drill and MEGA-Pilot-Drill If the deepest bores with the smallest (…)

Since 1993, MAPAL has built up a broad portfolio in the area of clamping technology: from the clamping cartridge to the application-specific hydraulic chuck. The company is now announcing an entirely new appearance for these items. In this way not only will the complete range have a uniform appearance, additional potential with corresponding added value for the customer has also been tapped by means of intelligent design. Up to now, industrial and product design have played a rather less (…)

Big Kaiser specially developed by Big Kaiser for smartphones, tablets and smart watches. This external app runs on both iOS and Android operating systems and substantially simplifies the monitoring and configuration of fine boring heads to make operators more efficient and reduce the risk of costly errors. Tolerance zones are indicated by dynamically changing colors on the display of the remote smart device, which further improves process reliability. José Fenollosa, Head of R&D at (…)

Dyna Contact accurately identifies spindle damage and incorrect angles for superior machining results. Big Kaiser, a global leader in premium high-precision tooling systems and solutions for the metalworking industries, announces the Dyna Contact, a ceramic taper gauge that now makes it very easy to inspect machine spindle tapers at a glance. The Dyna Contact taper gauge can be used to visually check the contact between the gauge and the spindle to quickly and easily determine the (…)

Tritan drills from MAPAL have established themselves across the board due to their great economic advantages. Four new designs complete the range of products. The Tritan-Drill-Uni for machining steels, stainless alloys and cast materials has been further developed and improved with regard to its tool geometry. The new Tritan-Drill-Uni-Plus has a clear advantage over the previous drill for universal use: Finished groove profiles improve chip removal and a wear-resistant coating increases (…)