Regardless of the workpiece material, special care is needed when cutting threads with a tap in a CNC machining center. Signs that a smooth tapping operation is underway, such as the even, continuous chips produced in other materials, may be absent when tapping titanium. When tapping titanium, chips packing in the flutes and hole can be a problem if variables are not properly controlled

June 24, 2010 – For years, ExperTune’s “Control Loop Health” approach has accurately identified problem control loops, based on technical and economic factors. Several new tools provide more specific performance metrics and diagnostics for each control loop component: the instrument, the valve, and the controller. The Valve Health measurement combines information about control valve sizing, application, and mechanical performance, to give an overall picture of the valve’s health

Click Image to Enlarge Thanks to a 45-degree lead angle and top-face chipbreaker, the Hex-Turn inserts outlast their predecessors by 69 to 1 while reducing cycle time on the Inconel forging by 15 hours. Scot Forge’s Brandon James indexes a Hex-Turn insert, which will last reliably through the entire machining process on the big Inconel forging.

Click Image to Enlarge Thanks to a 45-degree lead angle and top-face chipbreaker, the Hex-Turn inserts outlast their predecessors by 69 to 1 while reducing cycle time on the Inconel forging by 15 hours. Scot Forge’s Brandon James indexes a Hex-Turn insert, which will last reliably through the entire machining process on the big Inconel forging

Click Image to Enlarge Thanks to a 45-degree lead angle and top-face chipbreaker, the Hex-Turn inserts outlast their predecessors by 69 to 1 while reducing cycle time on the Inconel forging by 15 hours. Scot Forge’s Brandon James indexes a Hex-Turn insert, which will last reliably through the entire machining process on the big Inconel forging. The shop’s previous, square inserts typically failed after just one inch of feed

Click Image to Enlarge Thanks to a 45-degree lead angle and top-face chipbreaker, the Hex-Turn inserts outlast their predecessors by 69 to 1 while reducing cycle time on the Inconel forging by 15 hours. Scot Forge’s Brandon James indexes a Hex-Turn insert, which will last reliably through the entire machining process on the big Inconel forging

Click Image to Enlarge Thanks to a 45-degree lead angle and top-face chipbreaker, the Hex-Turn inserts outlast their predecessors by 69 to 1 while reducing cycle time on the Inconel forging by 15 hours. Scot Forge’s Brandon James indexes a Hex-Turn insert, which will last reliably through the entire machining process on the big Inconel forging. The shop’s previous, square inserts typically failed after just one inch of feed.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Through-tool liquid nitrogen turns the tool into a heat sink, extending tool life.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Through-tool liquid nitrogen turns the tool into a heat sink, extending tool life.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Through-tool liquid nitrogen turns the tool into a heat sink, extending tool life.