Cut the Corrosion with Stainless Tool Holders
Recent research and resulting innovations in the production of stainless steel tooling are enabling shops to meet the extreme cleanliness requirements of certain manufacturing sectors, especially those in the aerospace and medical industries. In those situations...
Through-tool Coolant Cuts Cycle Times
Many shops understandably try to recover the expensive acquisition cost of live-tool machines by saving on options that might seem unnecessary at the time of purchase. Through-tool, internal cooling is, in many cases, just such a machine feature shops might forego,...
Cool, Clean Cutting Coolant
Special REGO-FIX guest blog with Craig Happel, Vice President of Sales at Fusion Coolant Systems Liquid coolant is crucial in controlling the heat generated in metalcutting operations. Unfortunately, traditional coolant fluids contain additives that not...
Today’s RFID Technology Isn’t a Chip Off the Old Block
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip technology has saved many a production run simply by keeping track of and managing tools and toolholders. With the advent of Industry 3.0, toolholder embedded RFID technology expanded beyond what was essentially a license...
REGO-FIX Sets the Bar for Sustainable Manufacturing
Long before it became a global initiative, REGO-FIX championed energy efficient, sustainable manufacturing. In addition to utilizing sustainable designs and approaches in its own production operations, the company provides its customers with a broad range of...
Tool Management Is More Critical to Your Bottom Line Than You Think
Whether you’re a small five-person shop, a large manufacturing company with multiple facilities or somewhere in between, all the aspects of your production processes can affect your bottom line – and that includes tool management. Larger processes such as CNC...
Premature Tool Wear Is Often Due to the Compound Nature of TIR
Though oftentimes measured in millionths of an inch, total indicator runout (TIR) or simply runout is among the top concerns of every machining operation – especially those requiring tight tolerances. Though not always fatal to a particular machining process, TIR can...
Personal Preferences and Applications Drive Spindle Interface Choice
Now days, it seems every shop has its own preferences when it comes to types of machine spindle interfaces, and among those, the most common are steep taper CAT, HSK and CAPTO type interfaces. While each has its own benefits and shortcomings, all fulfill specific...
Do You Know Where Your Tools Are?
Manufacturers and shops are constantly searching for greater production efficiencies that, in turn, lead to greater profitability. Shortening cycle times, faster tool changes that minimize machine downtime and automation are all avenues to cost-effective production,...
Get a Grip on Heat and Chatter
As any machinist knows, a number of critical factors need to be controlled or eliminated to avoid detrimental situations during a production run. Heat buildup and vibration, for instance, are two of the most important elements to limit and regulate given that they’re...
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REGO-FIX Celebrates Innovation with Center for Machining Excellence Grand Opening
Whitestown, Ind., October 28, 2024– Swiss tooling company REGO-FIX welcomed attendees and manufacturing partners from across the globe for a day-long grand opening celebration of the company’s Center for Machining Excellence (CME). The event took place on October 24...