Some small businesses are delaying capital purchases in hopes of the bill’s passage. Actually, this “wait-for-the-break” purchasing strategy is unnecessary for most small businesses since they can currently expense 100% of machinery purchases up to $250,000 per year or opt to depreciate the amount over seven years… a policy the Bush administration put in place.
NCCS’ latest version of its universal postprocessor, PostWorks, can read and process Mastercam nci files. PostWorks generates NC code for a variety of machines including mills, lathes, and multi-tasking machines. It is compatible with CNC controls, including Heidenhain, Siemens, and Fanuc. Its look-ahead function reduces excessive rotary axis movement and prevents potential machine over-travel. It [...]
Seco Tools has added Combimaster heads to its line of Square 6 square shoulder milling cutters. Combimaster is a replaceable head milling cutter system with a range of shank types, lengths, and interchangeable cutter heads. All Combimaster heads and shanks come standard with through coolant capabilities. The heads are available in many inserts styles and [...]
One of the basic tenants of a successful horror movie is to never let the audience get too good a look at the monster. People always imagine something worse than can be displayed on the screen. Take the original version of “The Thing from Outer Space.” It isn’t until the heroic humans fry the Thing [...]
The Model PL 3015 long-bed, 2D flying optic laser system from Han-Kwang USA is capable of handling 60″ wide x 120″ long workpieces. It features rapid single axis speed of 4,724 ipm, simultaneous X-Y axis speed of 7,900 ipm and maximum cutting speed of 1,181 ipm, with positioning accuracies better than ±0.004″ per 118″ of [...]
The saying used to be that “the sun never sets on the British Empire.” That meant that somewhere around the globe the sun was shining on one of Great Britain’s colonies. The sun set on the British Empire about the time it became the United Kingdom. England used to be the world leader in manufacturing, [...]
Jet Edge, Inc. and Chukar Waterjet, Inc. played a role in helping BP stop the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. The companies provided ultra-high pressure waterjet equipment and application expertise to blast away hydrate ice crystals that had formed inside a containment cap at the spill site, clogging the containment system. Jet Edge [...]
Titan Grinding Machines from Gleason are designed to reduce finish grinding times by as much as 50 percent on cylindrical gears up to 1,500 mm in diameter, according to the company. Workpieces can be loaded automatically through use of an optional workpiece changer. Models 1200G and 1500G machines – for workpiece diameters of 1,200mm and [...]
The TRIBOS-RM precision toolholder from SCHUNK has a one-piece, rotationally symmetric design with a precise run-out accuracy of less than 0.003 mm for small tools for micro machining. It is designed for spindle speeds of up to 60,000 rpm in high-speed cutting. Sizes ISO 10 D 1 to 6 mm are available. The balancing grade [...]
Makino introduced the Ram EDM machinery, the EDAF Series. It is designed for manufacturing in uncontrolled thermal environments and long hours of unattended burning. EDAF-series machines are also equipped with a servo system for rapid response to signals from the spark gap monitoring circuits, enabling cycle time reductions of 10 to 20 percent in burns [...]
