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using the latest training techniques to help people understand the best ways to use their cutting tools.”
Designed to allow users to work at their own pace on their own schedule, the MCT e-Learning program can be accessed at www.metalcuttingknowledge.com through the Sandvik Coromant Academy portal. The program combines multiple learning formats including video, ani- mation and question and narration. Users can test their knowledge and receive a Certificate of Completion. Sandvik Coromant: 201/794-5257; www.sandvik.coromant.com
Precision Micro- Machining Setup Features Horizontal Wire-Feed System
Makino, Auburn Hills, MI, introduces its UPN-01 ultra-precision horizontal wire EDM for micro-tolerance and fine surface- finish applications. Designed with a hor- izontal wire-feed system, the machine feeds wire as fine as 0.00078 in. Its oil dielectric configuration also makes the machine an ideal solution for high-accu- racy machining of carbide and other hardened materials.
Says Brian Pfluger, Makino’s EDM product manager: “The UPN-01 achieves a surface finish as fine as 0.17 μm Rz and accuracies to ±0.5 μm.” Work enve- lope is 1.29 in. in the Z axis, with x- and y-axis travel of 6.29 in., with additional U- and V-axis travels of ±0.27 in. The UPN- 01 will accommodate a maximum work- piece size of 5.90 by 5.90 by 1.57 in., with a maximum payload of 17.63 lb. including the tool holder.
The machine also is configured with a precision rotary C-axis to hold and index the workpiece, which provides rotation-
al positioning accuracies of ±2 arc-sec. Due to the machine’s horizontal config- uration, the conventional worktable is replaced with a frame or clamp style tool- ing system, which also can be auto- matically exchanged using an optional 16- station automatic work-changer system.
Minimum start hole diameter: of 0.00118 in.; maximum taper-angle capac-
ity: ±6 deg. with a 0.00393-in.-dia. wire and 1.57-in. plate thickness.
The machine’s horizontal wire-feed sys- tem allows for automatic threading of fine wire diameters by using a combination of forced air through the workpiece, and simultaneously clean start holes to elim- inate troublesome wire-guide maintenance. Makino: 800/552-3288; makino.com
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