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collets for CNC cutter grinders as well as 5C & 16C Collets are included in their selection. These are offered in a wide variety of styles and sizes in inch and metric sizes.
Speed Increasers and Custom Angle Heads from Henninger are also offered through Platinum Tooling. Speeder types include mechanical, air, and mo- tor driven. Mechanical driven speed increasers provide rpm up to 50,000, while air and high frequency speeders offer rpm up to 80,000.
Lastly, Hansen introduced the cleaning and part marking tools sup- plied by AMF. Typically used in tool- holders utilizing ER collets or Weldon clamping systems, these tools can be used independently or in conjunction
with each other during the machining process. The high-speed marking tool will permanently mark the workpiece while the cleaning tool washes away unwanted chips.
Index Corporation Names New President and CEO as Tom Clark Announces
Retirement
Index has named Cris Taylor as the new president and CEO of INDEX Corporation, effective January 1, 2021. Mr. Taylor will be taking over for Tom Clark, who has announced his retire- ment at the end of 2020. Mr. Taylor will be joining the Index Group in October
to ensure a seamless transition for the or- ganization and its custom- ers.
Mr. Taylor has
over 30 years
of experience in the machine tool in- dustry, both in Europe and the United States. Having grown up in the United Kingdom, Mr. Taylor spent most of his working career in Germany. This includes 27 years at Chiron, where he held positions of increasing respon- sibility. He established the Chiron
Chris Taylor
Boom Aerospace Relies on Verisurf Software
“Verisurf software works with all our measuring devices and CAD files, and those used by our supply chain. Using Verisurf as a common measurement platform has improved quality and efficiency in inspection, reverse engineering, tool building and assembly guidance at Boom.”
See the difference Verisurf can make in your shop, with your parts. Contact us today.
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“When you
are designing and building a supersonic commercial aircraft, precision and quality verification of every part is critical.”
Todd Wyatt
Metrologist, Boom Aerospace
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