After over 50 years of providing industry with mounted points supported by technical application advice, Master Abrasives has released a new mounted point brochure.

The brochure is designed with the Master brand’s updated look, and contains a selection guide on Master grade types for use on materials such as aluminium, cast iron and unhardened steel. A page for W, A and B shape points provides a list of standard sizes, drawings and a code relating to each item’s dimensions.
Managing director Paul Batson says: “Master Abrasives has come a long way since it was established over 50 years ago to sell mounted points to the UK market. Nevertheless, this product is still a core part of our product offering, and a major aspect where we can offer customers better productivity and improved results. Our message is that we will work with customers to find the best solution for their application, whether that’s a standard stock item or a specially developed design for the task in hand.”
Master Abrasives’ vitrified and resin mounted points are manufactured to high standards of concentricity, dimensional accuracy and stability, in tightly controlled formulas. They are used in the investment casting, tool and die, precision and heavy-duty fabrication industries for specialised and general deburring applications, in addition to maintenance-based operations. Master mounted points are suitable for difficult grinding and finishing applications involving alloyed and unalloyed steel, grey and nodular cast iron, stainless steel, aluminium, and exotic metals.
Mounted points are manufactured by Master Abrasives in a range of aluminium oxide, silicon carbide and ceramic aluminium oxide grades with a vitrified or resin bond. To suit different applications, the company also offers Masterflex, rubber, unitised, superabrasive nickel electroplated and felt grades.
For further information www.master-abrasives.co.uk

This year’s Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF), which was held in Tokyo last month, served as the venue for Klingelnberg to introduce its latest innovations to Asia. The company presented the Höfler Speed Viper 300 cylindrical gear-grinding machine with Koenig Automation, which is designed for high-production grinding in large-scale series.

Höfler Speed Viper 300 cylindrical gear-grinding machines with closed-loop technology are designed for high productivity, offering: short set-up times, minimum cycle times and digital process control.
The Speed Viper platform is designed for the Industry 4.0 manufacturing environment. In short, it is possible to connect cylindrical gear machines directly to measuring devices, a technology that is already being used successfully in bevel gear manufacturing.
By transferring the closed-loop concept established by Klingelnberg to the world of cylindrical gears, the company has taken another systematic step toward digitalisation in gear manufacturing. Due to a wide variety of associated applications and software, Klingelnberg is implementing central production control using its cyber-physical production system, which will standardise rating results on different machines, and even in different plants.
Depending on the model, Speed Viper is designed for maximum workpiece diameters of 80, 180 and 300 mm. These sizes match the standard component sizes of the automotive and commercial vehicle sectors and their suppliers, for which the Speed Viper is mainly intended. They also meet the productivity requirements of this industry. However, the series is also suitable for cylindrical gears in industrial transmissions, and for robotic applications.
For further information www.klingelnberg.com

Sunnen’s SVL-2115 bore finisher is a multi-stage automated lapping machine that laps and air-gauges bores in a single set up.

The machine is aimed at aerospace part manufacturers seeking a cost-saving solution for bores with large length-to-diameter ratios and tight tolerance requirements. Such parts include hydraulic valves, sleeves, fuel system components and other parts that are prone to distortion when honed.
Bringing increased productivity and part consistency to what is traditionally a manual process, the SVL-2115 is based on Sunnen’s existing SV-2115 honing system. The patented system control is designed for unattended operation and automatically laps and air-gauges bores throughout the cycle. Gauge readings are fed back to the control and the cycle is repeated until the parts are within specification.
Says Phil Hanna, Sunnen’s product manager: “For very expensive parts, an automatic lapping process reduces the possibility of scrap components due to human error. Since lapping is usually the last process during the machining of a workpiece, if the lapping is not correct, all the work to get the part produced up to that point is wasted.”
Patented Sunnen lapping tools are available for workpiece diameters from 6.3 to 45 mm, and lengths up to 12 times the bore diameter (not to exceed 200 mm). Additional diameter ranges are in development. The spindle speed range is 100-2000 rpm during lapping, but the machine is capable of slow speeds for non-powered steps, such as lapping paste application or slow-rotation bore entry. Stroking speed is 0-350 SPM, with stroke length optimised to achieve a high degree of cylindricity.
For further information www.sunnen.com

Swiss tool maker Fraisa has achieved efficiency gains through automation to reduce production costs by 50%.

The collaboration with Anca required a customised solution to run unattended for 50 hours and grind multiple tap types. Anca says that its TapXcell can increase productive grinding hours from an average of 105 to 150 hours per machine, per week.
Fraisa is a family-owned business that offers its customers a complete range of solid round tools with end mills, drills and taps.
Amelinda Ilardi, engineering project manager at Anca, facilitated the collaboration with Fraisa: “To enable the machine to run unmanned we needed an in-process measurement capability to ensure grinding stability, so we designed a new application where the thread pitch diameter is measured by a Renishaw MP250 touch probe. Measuring to ±0.002 mm accuracy, this feature is crucial as it ensures every batch of taps are of consistently high quality.
“Not only can the machine run unmanned for 50 hours, it is fully connected, being linked to Fraisa’s factory ERP system for further efficiency and production data gains,” continues Ilardi. “The machine can be remotely monitored using our RedaX product and automatically sends notifications to keep Fraisa’s remote staff aware of the machine’s progress, and any issues or faults that need to be addressed. In addition, RedaX can be used to track the productivity and up-time of multiple Anca machines.”
TapXcell is a complete production package for tap manufacturers. The grinder itself includes a 37 kW grinding spindle that enables the grinding even of taps above M32, as well us dual wheel dressers and between-centre work holding. Grinding capability is complemented by the TXcell’s robot loader that manages automatically changing of up to 24-wheel packs and tools.
For further information www.anca.com