With coordinated HSM techniques, an OSG Tap & Die ballend rib tool, and 20,000-rpm spindle, a shop cut each rib on this mold component in less than five minutes, as compared with taking hours to EDM ...

Precision high-speed machining requires low-friction bearings that provide dynamic stability. Hybrid bearings with ceramic balls run faster and have higher stiffness than comparable all-steel bearings ...

High-speed machining technology has created the need for a new attitude among moldmakers and machinists, say shop owners. Buying the equipment is the easy part, they say. The tough part is getting ...

The HSM 4000 from Mikron Bostomatic uses linear motion technology to achieve high speeds. A redesign of the rotational axes on a machining center makes possible simultaneous five-axis machining in a ...