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AUG 2017

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ON MANUFACTURING GEAR Monitoring Grinding Nowadays, people not only want to be connected wherever they are with other people (were it not so, what's the likelihood that Facebook would be so ubiquitous?) but with their equipment, as well, which leads us to the new Management Suite from ANCA, a grinding machine manufacturer. Says Thomson Mathew, ANCA software product manager, "Grinding machine owners are looking for the ability to remotely monitor machines for better intelli- gence on grinding performance and down-times in high-volume pro- duction." This is particularly the case when machines are running unattended, as on weekends. The Management Suite monitors machine and production in real time and deliv- ers up-to-date information via email or SMS to the responsible people. What's more, machine operation can be monitored via a PC by simply logging in to the company's server. The software suite provides tool manage- ment that maintains revision control of grinding programs, wheel management for inventory of wheels and wheel packs, and "RedaX," which provides real-time data analytics of the operations of the machines. anca.com Better Boring Vibration, chip-breaking and process security—all key considerations in rough boring—are addressed with the new CoroBore rough boring tools from Sandvik Coromant. The tools are offered as single-, twin- or triple-edged. For example, the CoroBore BR20 is a twin- edge rough-boring tool that utilizes a differential pitch to reduce vibration and enable use at longer overhangs and larger depths of cut. It features built-in step-boring func- tionality without any need for an extra shim. High-precision coolant nozzles are deployed to handle coolant pressure up to 70 bar. It is available with Sandvik's "Silent Tools" tech- nology, which means that it is a damped version that is highly useful when working with long overhangs or where additional stability is required. In an application test (rough- boring MC: P2.1.Z.AN alloy steel workpieces on an ISO 50 taper vertical milling machine), the BR20 was effective at 316 mm without any compromise in surface finish while the company's own DuoBore tool was effective to 260 mm. And then there is the productivity achieved, as well. For back-boring operations, there is the single-edge CoroBore BR10. And there is the CoroBore BR30 three-edge rough-boring tool with a short, rigid design and differential pitch that results in a low-vibration, high metal-re- moval boring capability. sandvik.coromant.com Tap Line Lengthens The MultiTAP line from Emuge—a line of high-performance taps that cut a range of materials including carbon steel, steel alloys, stainless steel, aluminum, cast iron, copper, brass, and bronze—has just gotten a lot longer as the company has added 87 SKUs. The taps come in regular- and extended-length spiral point and spiral flute configurations. There are also roll form taps. The MultiTAP is designed to produce threads within both 2B and 3B classes of fit. The tool is produced with high vanadium cobalt high speed steel (HSS-E), nitrided with an Ne2 surface treatment or is TiCN-coated for extended tool life. It is available for through- or blind-hole applications. Tap sizes cover a full range for UNC or UNF threads, from #4-40 to 1 to 12 inches in inch sizes, to metric sizes from M4 x 0.7 to M24 x 3.0. One of the fundamental objectives of the design and engineering of the MultiTAP is that because of its wide-ranging capability, it minimizes the number of taps that must be kept on hand in tool cribs. emuge.com 54

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