INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Cool finish

The latest Mikron CrazyMill Cool tool available from Floyd Automatic Tooling will be making its exhibition debut (hall 20, stand 620).

Developed for milling small dimensions, the CrazyMill Cool Ball Z4 four-tooth finish-milling cutter with shank-integrated cooling is available in the diameter range of 1 to 8 mm for milling depths of up to 5xD. The tool is suitable for machining materials up to a hardness of 54 HRc, and its development has been focused on stainless steels, titanium, heat-resistant alloys and nickel and cobalt-chrome alloys.
For further information www.floydautomatic.co.uk

Cutting tool innovations introduced

At the EMO exhibition in 2017, Guhring gave a world premiere to a multitude of new cutting tool lines, and these innovations will receive their UK exhibition premiere at MACH (hall 18, stand 540).

The company will present new turning systems that include the 104 and 106 series for grooving, boring, broaching and threading, and the 305 system, a three-fold interchangeable indexable insert for external and internal machining. From a milling perspective, Guhring will be keen to demonstrate its latest Ratio line of roughing end mills. Ratio offers flat-crested geometry and an optimised roughing profile that is said to demonstrate 60% longer service life.
For further information www.guhring.co.uk

Milling, EDM and laser texturing

GF Machining Solutions, a specialist in three- and five-axis milling, laser texturing, and automation and tooling systems, will be showcasing a range of its technology solutions at the exhibition (hall 20, stand 460).

Six machines will be on the stand: two AgieCharmilles wire EDM machines (a Cut P 550 and Cut 1000); two Mikron five-axis machining centres (a Mill P 500U and HSM 200U LP); an AgieCharmilles Form P 350 die-sink EDM machine integrated with a System 3R WorkPartner 1+ automation system; and an AgieCharmilles Laser P 400 laser-texturing machine.
For further information www.gfms.com/uk

Intelligent measurement from Hexagon

The latest large-scale portable laser scanner will be among a raft of measurement technologies highlighted by Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence (hall 18, stand 430).

The Leica Absolute Scanner LAS-XL not only offers a scan-line width of up to 600 mm and measurement stand-off distance of up to 1 m, but accuracy to within 150 µm. Hexagon says the scanner’s expanded measurement field and point acquisition rate means components and assemblies such as large blade surfaces or aircraft and rail carriage interiors can be digitised faster than ever before.
Speed is also the hallmark of Hexagon’s Romer Absolute all-purpose, portable measuring arm, which will be demonstrating its rapid 3D data capture capability via a new integrated RS4 scanner. Thanks to an ultra-wide laser strip of up to 150 mm, the RS4 scanner is able to acquire 752,000 points per second, reducing the number of passes required to fully scan a part.
For further information www.hexagonmi.com

12 machines on DMG stand

Digitisation and complete machining with CNC technology will be presented by DMG Mori (hall 20, stand 490). In total, 12 machines will be on display.

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Among them will be the company’s latest DMC 80 FD DuoBlock universal machining centre (equipped with a pallet changer), which offers improvements of 30% in the core characteristics of precision, performance and efficiency, says DMG Mori.
The DMC 80 FD DuoBlock is capable of performing heavy-duty cuts on rotational parts – for instance in aerospace applications – with its HSK100 B-axis interface and PowerMaster 1000 spindle, which provides power of 77 kW, a maximum speed of 9000 rpm and torque of 1000 Nm. Additionally, DMG Mori offers the integration of grinding technology for the DMC 80 FD DuoBlock, guaranteeing surface finish to Ra <0.3 µm. For further information www.dmgmori.com