CNC West Dec jan 2019

70 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST December 2018/January 2019 Micro End Mill Tools Offer Longer Reach —Kyocera SGS Kyocera SGS Precision Tools has expanded the micro end mill line of tools to include 594 items. These line items include tools with two, three and four flutes, and will include long-reach dimensions. The two-flute design, because of its wide spacing, is ideal for long- reach applications in softer-to-mill materials like plastics. These two-flute tools have a reach dimension rang- ing to 12×D. The three-flute design, because of its combination of flute space, strong core and balance, is said New Products • OKK HMC500 WITH FANUC 31I-B • 50 HP, 15,000 RPM SPINDLE • 60 ATC, CAT 40 BIG PLUS • BUILT IN ROTARY TABLE B-AXIS • COOLANT THRU SPINDLE, 1000 PSI • RENISHAW OMP60 AND OTS TOOL SETTER • SIDE DISCHARGE CONVEYOR • TRANSFORMER CALL ADAM OR ROGER at 251.867.8477 Need Bigger Machine Low Hours Under Power to be ideal for long-reach roughing applications. The reach dimension on the three-flute tools ranges to 25×D. The four-flute end mill is designed with a heavier core for maximum rigidity, which makes it an ideal tool for long-reach finishing applications, according to the company. The reach dimension on the four-flute design ranges to 12×D. New Turning Center —Murata Machinery USA Murata Machinery USA has intro- duced the MW120II turning center, an improved version of the MW120. The machine feature’s Muratec’s lat- est and fastest-ever automation, the company reports. Armed with a high- speed, lightweight gantry loader, the MW120II offers rapid traverse speeds in the X, Y and Z axes of as much as 1.5 times those of the traditional gantry loader, according to the company. In addition, the MW120II contains improvements to machine idle time areas. Murata reports that overall idle time reductions related to turret clamp/ unclamp, chuck clamp/unclamp, and higher-speed shutter doors have re- sulted in load/unload time reductions of more than 3 sec. per part. Like other Muratec machines, the