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74 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST June/July 2018 New Products New HCR-5000S for 5-Axis, High-Speed Alumi- num Machining- —Mazak Mazak’s new HCR-5000S 5-axis, single-table (S) horizontal machining center offers a range of high-speed spindle options, from a standard 12,000-rpm spindle up to 30,000- rpm one, and each feature an integral spindle/motor and ballscrew core cooling that minimize vibrations. A 40-tool Auto Tool Changer, which is expandable to a 160-tool capacity with a chip-to-chip tool change time of only 2.8 seconds. Linear roller guides allow the HCR-5000S to achieve 60-m/min rapid traverse rates, 1G acceleration/ deceleration rates in the X and Y axes and 0.8G in its Z axis. The HCR-5000S has a single-table design that incorporates a high-rigidity bed, solid base X-axis construction and roller gear cam systems for theAand C axes. The machine’s tilt/rotary table provides rapid traverse rates of 50 rpm in its C axis and 30 rpm in the A axis. The table positions in 0.0001-degree increments and accommodates parts weighing as much as 500 kg and mea- suring up to 700 mm in diameter and 644 mm high. Mazak’s Mazatrol SmoothX CNC provides operators with complete con- trol of the HCR-5000S. The SmoothX enables 3-D part program visualiza- tions via its touch screen. New Industrial Cutting Tool with Ultra-Durable Coating Materials —Kyocera Kyocera Corporation announced that it has developed a new ultra-dura- ble coating technology and base mate- rial for indexable industrial cutting tool inserts to improve steel machining. The new CA025P CVD Coated Carbide grade was made available to the U.S. market in the middle of May 2018. Steel is often used in numerous industries including automotive and industrial machining. There is a grow- ing demand for long-lasting inserts with excellent resistance against wear, fracturing and chipping capable of stable machining performance over a wide range of cutting conditions. Kyo- cera’s new industrial cutting tool series features multilayer CVD coatings with a layer using a thick film of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) for excellent heat resis- tance. Utilizing cemented carbide as a base material ensures excellent fracture resistance, long-term performance, and longer tool life. High-Volume Gundrill- ing of Scroll Compressor Drive Shafts —Kays Engineering The DeHoff 518 Cell is a gundrill- ing machine for high-volume produc- tion of scroll compressor drive shafts. The shaft requires a different diameter hole to be drilled in each end for lubri- cation of the scroll bearing. The DeHoff 518 Cell is comprised of 9 gundrilling spindles used to drill the opposing holes. The larger diameter, shorter hole is produced first using 3 gundrilling spindles on a single machine base. The smaller diameter, deeper hole is produced next using 6 gundrilling spindles (two separate machine bases with 3 spindles each). More spindles are dedicated to the deeper hole because of its longer cycle time, which results in a bal- anced throughput for each gundrilling operation. The 518 Cell has a 0.5-inch gun- drilling capacity and an 18-inch slide travel. The machine features a cast iron drill head base with hardened and ground steel box ways, plus hand- scraped and fitted saddle, gibs, and straps (versus linear guide ways and milled surfaces). DeHoff gundrilling machines are built-to-order by Kays Engineering in their Marshall, Missouri, USAfacility. New Online Utility: The Boring Insert Selector —Allied Machine & Engi- neering Allied Machine & Engineering announces their newest online tool: the Boring Insert Selector. The company reports this resource saves valuable time by simplifying the boring insert selection process and ensures machin- ists are provided the correct boring insert for each job’s unique details. Rather than hunting through multiple catalog pages in order to narrow the field of possibilities, this online tool guides the user to the correct boring insert for the job in just six easy steps. Allied’s Boring Insert Selector al- lows end users to select job-specific criteria from drop-down menus. Crite- ria include roughing/finishing, shape, substrate, form, nose radius, and material to be machined. If users are unsure which nose radius to select for their finish boring application, this tool provides tips on formulating that as