Cryogenics Make Toolholding Cooler Than Ever
When most people think of “cryogenics,” they’ll think of the technology used in science fiction to freeze people so they can be thawed out in the future. However, the people exploring that far-off technology prefer the term “cryonics.” Cryogenic materials are actually...
Stainless Steel Ensures Flawless, Corrosion-Free Toolholding
As any skilled toolroom manager knows, regular maintenance is the key to toolholder performance. However, in some environments, even the most careful scheduled maintenance is often unable to stave off wear due to corrosion. From humid air and muggy weather to...
Good Toolholder & Spindle Interface Hygiene Ensures Top Machine Performance
One tiny chip lodged in a machine tool’s toolholder-spindle interface will, at best, cause a slight increase in tool runout and reduced tool life. At higher spindle speeds however, the effects only grow exponentially worse and can lead to catastrophic failures. To...
Proper Toolholder Torque Saves Time and Money, Improves Tool Life
As most shops know, collet-type toolholder assembly and setup have relied on cumbersome, complicated and error-prone manual methods costing valuable production time and money. With increasing demands for tighter tolerances in such industries as aerospace and medical...
Blockchain Promises In-Depth Traceability of Parts and Products
Remember your initial impressions of Internet 1.0? Did you take one look at its dial-up modems and proprietary networks and immediately picture today's always-on, always-connected world? Most people wondered how it possibly could offer them anything of value, although...
Reduce Non-Cut Time with Automated Tool Presetting Systems
Just as shops try to reduce the fixed costs of production, they also look for ways to reduce non-cut time, including tool assembly and setup. Automation can speed these and other tooling tasks, while eliminating the need for doing them manually. From tool cleaning and...
Five Toolholding Tips to Prevent Running Into Runout
For powRgrip users, any degree of runout is unacceptable. That’s why they chose a toolholding solution with a total indicated runout (TIR) less than or equal to 3 µm at 3xD. But even a tiny chip floating in coolant swarf that has dried onto a toolholder’s taper can...
Apprenticeships are a Win for Everyone Involved
Apprenticeships keep manufacturing strong and productive, and all parties involved would benefit if they were implemented throughout the United States. In 2018, more than 261,000 people in the U.S. began or registered for apprenticeships, and at least 3,229 new...
Fully Automated Toolrooms Are the Future – But Not for Shrink-fit
The concept of the fully automated toolroom has moved from wish list to workable reality now that virtually every aspect of tool management, cleaning, assembly, presetting and delivery can happen with little operator intervention. Through unattended lights-out...
REGO-FIX Tooling System Helps SolidCAM Tackle Unique Ceramics Challenge
In the world of manufacturing, every day can present new challenges. It’s up to innovators, like REGO-FIX and SolidCAM, to turn them into successes. In one such recent success, the REGO-FIX PowRgrip clamping system played a key role in helping SolidCAM, a leader in...
Machining Memos isn’t just about REGO-FIX – it’s about what your shop needs to achieve manufacturing success, from how to handle runout and master high-speed machining to what things like blockchain technology or ergonomics have to do with your part-production operations.
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REGO-FIX Features Large Toolholding Solutions at WITS
WHITESTOWN, Ind., August 18, 2023 – REGO-FIX will showcase the latest addition to its powRgrip (PG) toolholding system designed specifically for large-tool applications up to 1.5 inches or 40 mm at the Wichita Industrial Trade Show (WITS) 2023, Oct. 17-19, in booth...