‘Spindle Speeds’

An Engineeringtalk guide

Start with the news release SKF units improve continuous-cast milling from SKF UK, which we summarised at the time by saying "Two SKF solutions have been developed to deliver benefits to continuous casting mills. ". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release MX7 grinder makes tools with up to 16mm diameters from Anca Industrial Supplies: "Anca's MX7 CNC grinder, which the company recently exhibited at the EMO Exhibition, can manufacture a variety of tools up to 16mm in diameter.".

In November 2009, we covered the news from TaeguTec UK - take a look at Taegutec replaces CT5000 grade with Cermet CT7000 which says: "Taegutec has brought out the Cermet CT7000 grade for steel-machining applications at high cutting speeds. ".

Take a look also at the news release from Schunk Intec, Schunk toolholding suits five-axis machining, as well as SKF systems boost uptime of Isis neutron choppers from SKF UK, and SICK introduces single- and multi-turn encoders from Sick Stegmann.

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Barden provides super-precision bearings (October 2009)

The Barden Corporation offers custom-designed, super-precision bearings for use in a wide variety of high-performance air handling systems.

Vitronic provides volume measuring for parcels (October 2009)

Vitronic has supplied a range of systems for Hermes' national distribution hub in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

Festo develops low-cost electric actuator (October 2009)

Festo has entered the low-cost electric actuator market with the launch of a toothed belt drive axis that combines cost-optimised design rules with precision engineering.

Quattro robot breaks performance threshold (October 2009)

Adept Technology has announced that its Quattro robot has broken the 300-cycle-per-minute barrier.

Latest 3CCD cameras deliver higher resolution (October 2009)

JAI has added the AT-140CL and AT-200CL to its 3CCD colour camera series.

Adept handling robot showcased at food expo (October 2009)

Adept Technology has announced that its USDA-accepted robot for high-speed food handling will be showcased at the Worldwide Food Expo in Chicago, Illinois on 28-31 October, 2009.

Renishaw TRS2 saves Lamborghini EUR150K a year (October 2009)

Same Deutz-Fahr, manufacturer of Lamborghini, Same and Deutz-Fahr tractors, has cut non-productive tool checking on four Mazak FMS cells by retrofitting Renishaw's TRS2 tool-recognition systems.

Gravograph engraving machine has point and shoot (October 2009)

Gravograph's mechanical engraving machine provides new functions including point and shoot, and handling of strips without length limits.

Hybrid bearings enable faster spindle speeds

A novel design effectively addresses the major limiting factors to achieving higher speeds with aerostatic bearings
Single-row cylindrical bearing ups spindle speeds

A completely new kind of high precision cylindrical roller bearing, developed by SKF, enables high-speed spindles to achieve very high rigidity without design compromise.