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ON MANUFACTURING GEAR Cool Inserts Although when there are new developments in cutting tool inserts optimal cooling, longer tool life and increased productivity are pretty much the features that seem to come along with them, the FM5 finishing and RM5 roughing indexable inserts from Walter, developed for high-temperature alloy and stainless-steel machining, are designed to deliver. That is, they feature what they're referring to as "jet guiding geometry," or targeted cooling. There are channels pressed in the rake face so that coolant reaches the cutting edge directly, underneath the chip, so that there is a maximized cooling effect, which helps increase tool life. Additionally, the cutting edges have a double positive macro-geometry design, which reduces both notch formation and crater wear. The inserts use Walter Tiger-tech Silver coating with an Al2O3 heat shield: three grades (WSM10S, WSM20S and WSM30S) have it applied via PVD while one grade, WMP20S, has it applied with CVD. While the inserts can be used in standard ISO turning toolholders, there is benefit to using Walter toolholders with integrated precision cooling, which are designed to accommodate the flow through the channels in the inserts. walter-tools.com/us Fast Collaboration Brian Carlisle, CEO of Precise Automation, said, "Our new generation of industrial collaborative robots bridges the gap between the ease of use and fast ROI of collaborative robots and the features and performance of industrial robots. The PF3400's revolutionary combination of speed, performance, capa- bilities and ease-of-use makes it possible to address applications where automation was not formerly practical while at the same time creating new opportunities in traditional automation environments." Which is pretty much what you might expect the CEO of a company to say, particularly about its new SCARA robot. But there's one thing about Carlisle. He has more than 30 years' experience in robotics. He was the co-founder and CEO of Adept Technology (with Dr. Bruce Shimano, who also co-founded Precise with Carlisle). Carlisle is a recipient of the Joseph Engelberger Award for Leadership in Robotics (he was awarded in 1994), so he has more than the average CEO's sense of the application of automation. To the PF3400. It is a collaborative robot, which means that it can work with a person (it meets the ISO collaborative robot standards: its forces are limited so that it can interact with a human: at its fastest speed, it limits free space collision forces to under 100N and rigid collisions to under 150N). It can perform the industry standard pick-and-place cycle time test in 1.4 seconds, which is only slightly slower than many non-collaborative robots. The robot, which offers vertical reach of up to 1.2 meters, is designed for collaborative table-top applications and is readily installed, as it requires just the plugging in of an AC power cord and an Ethernet cable. preciseautomation.com Quick Turn According to Doosan Machine Tools America, the PUMA TW 2600/M- GL—a 10-inch class, two-spindle turning center with an integrated gantry loader—was specifically developed using input from the auto industry, which means this machine is designed and engineered for productive high-volume production runs. The turning center comes standard with a high-power spindle which generates a maximum 19 kW (25 hp) and 404 Nm (298 lb-ft) of torque. The spindle features 110-mm (4-inch) bearings, which means that there is enhanced spindle rigidity and the ability to perform heavy-duty machining. The maximum standard workpiece size is 120 mm (5 inches) by 200 mm (8 inches). The maximum workpiece weight is 6 kg (13 pounds). It features a 10-station turret with a servo mechanism that reduces the chances of mechanical error and shortens mechanical response time, resulting in high-speed indexing. Also speeding operations is the gantry loader, which quickly loads/ unloads parts, thereby reducing machine idle time. doosanmachinetools.com 62