Manufacturing Machinery World August 2017

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CAM manufacturer OPEN MIND
Technologies has now introduced its new
hyperCAD®-S Electrode, an innovative
module for automating the design and
production of electrodes for die-sinking.
hyperCAD®-S is an integrated CAD
software for hyperMILL® users that is
specifically tailored to the requirements of
CAM programmers. The most notable
addition to Version 2017.2 is a module that
enables the quick design of die-sinking
electrodes. Thanks to the module’s
convenient and automated process, users can
simply base their electrodes on the face to be
die-sunk within the component geometry –
no specialist expertise is required.
The starting point is given by the faces to
be die-sunk within the component geometry.
The NC programmer selects these and the
CAD software automatically extends the
electrode faces as needed as well as selecting
the blank and holder from a library. The
module is suitable for both solid and face
models and the geometry can be selected via
faces as well as contours. Any holes in the
geometry are filled automatically, and
hyperCAD®-S also calculates the minimal
rib distance, the blank’s excess and the C
angle offset. All the technology data, such as
spark gap, blank size, positional reference
and coloured areas are automatically
transferred to hyperMILL®.
The electrodes designed in hyperCAD®-
S are then directly transferred to the CAM
system for further processing. The user
simply selects the electrode in question and
commences programming. A separate dialog
window is available for this, where the
milling job for the electrode is specified. Once
all the details are entered, hyperMILL®
automatically generates a job list containing
all the relevant parameters.
Tel: 01869 290003
e: adrian.smith@openmind-tech.com
www.openmind-tech.com
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Floyd Automatic Tooling has now launched
a new program of gear cutting tools from
Hommel & Keller. Introduced under the
HOBit brand, the new range incorporates a
complete series of disc cutters, bore and
shank type hobbing tools as well as shaper
and power skiving cutters that can all be
manufactured to customer specifications.
The new brand has been developed by the
gear cutting experts at Hommel & Keller to
cater for the rising demands of hobbing tools
from end users familiar with the quality,
precision and capability of the company’s
specialist knurling tools and wheels that are
well known as the Zeus brand. Globally
renowned as the industry benchmark in
knurling products, Hommel & Keller has
now developed its own hardening
technology and PVD coating division, which
makes the new HOBit line so formidable.
If you’re not sure of the process
performance benefits you can obtain from
the HOBit Series, get in contact with the
cutting tool experts at Floyd Automatic
Tooling. The expertise of the Baldock based
cutting tool specialists will guide
manufacturers through the efficiency,
productivity and cost saving benefits of the
HOBit range. Furthermore, as industry
experts Floyd Automatic will provide a long
term service package that incorporates
everything from design and manufacture
through to re-grinding. For further
information, please contact Floyd Automatic
Tooling.
Tel: 01462 491919:
email: info@floydautomatic.co.uk
www.floyautomatic.co.uk
ITC launChes
super-slIm
mIllIng ChuCk
Now available from Industrial Tooling
Corporation (ITC) is the new HMC12J, a
super-slim design milling chuck with
peripheral coolant supply from BIG KAISER.
As a leader in premium high-precision
tooling systems and solutions, customers can
be confident that the new HMC12J from BIG
KAISER will provide optimal machining
performance for both heavy and finish end
milling tasks.
Delivering high power and precision, BIG
KAISER's new Hi-Power Milling Chucks
(HMC) achieve powerful clamping and high
rigidity for heavy cutting applications. The
unique slit design means that the new
HMC12J applies the highest gripping force to
the cutting tool of any comparable chuck in
its class. Due to the inherently stronger
construction of milling chucks, the clamping
force of these chucks is five to six times
greater than standard collet chucks.
The chuck design integrates fine slots and
hundreds of needle bearings to ensure
precision high-power clamping performance.
Despite being designed for heavy cutting,
this HMC milling chuck maintains an
accuracy of ten microns at a 4xD runout. This
remarkable attribute gives the HMC12J the
additional flexibility to be used on finishing
applications.
The slim yet rigid design of this new
chuck brings the external diameter down to
an impressive 32mm, the smallest in its class.
This was achieved whilst maintaining an
uncompromisingly substantial section of
10mm to prevent chatter and deliver cutting
security. The maximum jet-through coolant
pressure is 70bar.
“Our new HMC12J delivers a marketleading
combination of power and precision.
For heavy cutting and milling applications, it
provides all the rigidity and accuracy
needed,” says Peter Elmer, CEO at BIG
KAISER
Tel: 01827 304500
email: sales@itc-ltd.co.uk
www.itc-ltd.co.uk
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