This is one of the advantages of the PVD process. Since the metal is solid in the PVD chamber (CVD introduces in a gaseous phase), almost any metal is usable for coating. Of course, not all metals are beneficial, but they are available for use.

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Various methodologies paired with online tools can help small to mid-sized manufacturers determine how to predict and calculate the potential economic benefits of robotic equipment for their specific needs.

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Calotte grinding involves using a small diamond grinding wheel (ball) that grinds away the coating to reveal the substrate below. Then, by viewing the ground away area by a microscope, the layer thickness can be measured using the formula (XxY)/ball diameter. Where X is the coating width from a top view, and Y is the substrate plus the coating width from a top view. The goal is to have the achieved value with the coating thickness range the manufacturer specifies.

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The sputtering method involves a thermal energy source, which transforms the solid laminate immediately to a gaseous state. No droplets occur as the material skips the liquid phase. However, the lower layer rates (in relation to arc), results in longer cycle times.

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New part programming developments continue to be added to the Tri-County Technical College curriculum and solutions for Swiss-type lathes might soon be included.

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PMTS 2023: The InchMax Series includes 2- and 4-flute square end mills which feature Union Tools’ UT coating and its standard Super Micro Grain carbide and tolerances.

ModuleWorks and Toolpath announce a technology partnership that intends to utilize intelligent cloud-based manufacturing solutions for machining estimation and CAM automation.

The advantages of the CVD method include optimal layer adhesion, as well as consistent layer distribution. The disadvantages of the CVD method are high temperatures affecting the substrate, few suitable materials for coating as the coating material is fed in a gaseous form, and long cycle times.

The CVD coating method (above) involves heating the substrates and exposing them to a gas stream. The gases break down on the hot substrate surface, where they form a layer.

Individual elements of the machining process such as machine tools, tooling and even CAD/CAM software play a role in overall machine shop sustainability. Observing the entire process especially when it comes to their influences on energy usage is key.

User-friendly inspection software for CNC machining centers was shown at IMTS 2024 monitoring measurements between and after machining while performing SPC based on recorded measurement values.

By equipping MassRobotics with its advanced cobots, ABB aims to facilitate the creation of new and impactful solutions that address real-world challenges across various industries.

This new vertical turning center with measurement and robotic automation processes is able to produce vehicle ball joint ball pins in 7 seconds.

Each year Products Finishing partners with thousands of finishing operations in the U.S. to celebrate National Surface Finishing Day (NSFD) on the first Wednesday in March. NSFD is designed to celebrate and showcase the industry to trade schools, businesses, officials and media, as well as to celebrate employees and staff. The overarching goal of NSFD is to bring further awareness to the important roles plating and coating facilities play in their communities. Facilities are encouraged to host events and work with local media to build awareness about the contributions made by the surface finishing industry. For a helpful guide to reaching out to media outlets, download the NSFD toolkit here. How can you celebrate? Share your company’s story Hold an open house where the public can check out your facility –— either in person or virtual Offer student shop tours to local trade schools Invite local elected officials to visit and get to know your staff Celebrate your employees Share news about what you’re doing on social media and use the hashtag #NationalSurfaceFinishingDay or #NSFD

Ecoclean’s Acoustic Performance Measurement (APM) system provides in-line measurement of ultrasonic frequency and power in fully automated immersion cleaning systems on a batch-by-batch basis or at defined time intervals, such as once a shift, day or week.

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Identifying and preventing these manufacturing sins will reduce or eliminate unnecessary waste, improve efficiency and productivity as well as protect profitability and cash flow.

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Logistically, a manufacturer does not have to package a product for coating nor is shipping required. This will usually save a minimum of two working days. Not only is there a reduction in processing time, but there’s the added advantage of being able to react to bottlenecks in production and provide less than 24-hour door-to-door time.

Zeiss Quality Innovation Days brings together quality and metrology experts from all over the world to take part in industry-specific sessions.

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There are two primary processes in place for coating cutting tools: CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) and PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition). Each of the methods has its own advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage of the PVD process is the range of suitable materials for coating, relatively low-operating temperatures, around 450° C, allowing for coating of sharp cutting edges. The disadvantages are that coating of internal surfaces is difficult (coating requires a line of sight from the laminate material to the substrate) and the surface requirements of the substrate are much higher.

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With all PVD methods, the laminate material is transported in a vacuum from a source via a transport space to the substrate.

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By equipping MassRobotics with its advanced cobots, ABB aims to facilitate the creation of new and impactful solutions that address real-world challenges across various industries.

The scratch test is a bit more direct. In the scratch test, the inspector places an indenting tool under an increasingly progressive load across the cutting tool. At the critical load Lc, the coating starts to crack. At this point, the distance traveled is measured, and if far enough, the adhesion is acceptable.

With PVD, there are two primary technologies used to coat the different substrates: the arc method (arc discharge) and the sputtering method (cathodic sputtering). Both methods share one additional advantage; the coating chambers are relatively easy to construct.

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Horn began operations in 1969 with a focus on grooving tools. Today, it is represented in more than 70 countries and has expanded its tooling business to threading, interpolated milling, axial grooving, drilling, reaming and broaching.

There is a lot of time, energy, science and thought that enters into the coating of a cutting tool. A cutting tool manufacturer’s goal is to provide a product to help the user produce their parts faster and more accurately.

As he progressed to CNC Swiss lead and later to his current position as CNC Swiss production supervisor, Darrin Baker helped the Swiss department at Liberty Precision double its productivity, according to his nominator.

Recent testing has shown that thread rolling can be more economical than thread cutting when producing 4,000 parts or more. A newly created calculator can help you to determine which might be the better option for your threading applications.

At EMO 2023 in Hannover, Germany, FANUC presented an automated manufacturing cell simulating the complete production and measurement of aluminum electric vehicle (EV) inverter cases.

During the coating process, the smaller metalloid—in the case of TiN, the nitrogen or N—lodges itself in the lattice vacancies of the metal titanium (Ti). When switching to TiCN, the carbon (C) partially replaces some of the nitrogen (N). Following the same logic, the metals and metalloids required for the other sample coatings can be determined.

While trochoidal milling might be a more well-known toolpath strategy, trochoidal turning can offer similar benefits such as high material removal rates especially for rough-turning operations.

Rockwell indentation involves exactly what it sounds. A hardened ball is pulled down onto the coated substrate at a set force. The coated substrate cracks, and the inspectors review the cracks at the indentation point via a microscope and evaluate the number and intensity of the cracks. Dependent upon the individual criteria set forth by the manufacturer, the inspector determines if it is acceptable or if it fails inspection. While this seems straightforward, the coating thickness also affects the number and intensity of the cracks, so a thicker coating would allow more cracks than a thinner coating.

CVD coating was the original and most commonly used coating method for many years. The CVD method involves heating up the substrate within a chemical reactor and exposing the substrate to a gas stream. The gases break down on the hot substrate surface, forming a coating layer. In general, the CVD method requires temperatures around 1,000 degrees C.

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Hopefully, this helps provide some insight into the coating production process and serves as a reminder that there is some serious technology behind that pretty gold insert.

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Layer composition and distribution. The last quality control check is the layer composition and distribution. This requires a scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive X-ray technology (SEM/EDX). The SEM produces extremely high magnification of images (as much as 200,000×) at high resolution combined with the EDX analysis to determine the materials and amounts of material in a small section of material (as small as 2 nanometers).

MicroCare offers alternatives and expertise for replacing 3M Novec vapor degreasing fluids which are being discontinued, including fluoropolymers, fluorinated fluids and PFAS-based additive products.

In this case, new controllers for two coordinate measuring machines — one 26 years old — with new programming software offers the possibility to enable multisensor inspection of critical, turned aerospace components.

The monolayer structure, as the name suggests, is only one layer of coating. While looking at the structure under a microscope, tall columns of coating are visible. This is easy to apply, but it also is easy to crack and damage. Imagine a ball hitting a bunch of columns. The columns will start to fall down, and the crack will easily penetrate all the way to the substrate.

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ModuleWorks and Toolpath announce a technology partnership that intends to utilize intelligent cloud-based manufacturing solutions for machining estimation and CAM automation.

The arc method involves an electrical power source (much like a lightning bolt) hitting the laminate material and transforming this material from a solid to a liquid to a gaseous phase.

Now representing six brands in North America, Platinum Tooling offers tooling and related accessories for a range of machine tool types, including CNC mills, lathes and Swiss-types.

H.B. Carbide Co. introduces the HB-710 grade for the machining of high-temperature materials, increasing edge line security and resistance.

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Join this webinar and discover how to overcome multi-channel mill-turn and Swiss CAM programming challenges using SolidCAM, with amazing machine simulation and customized post-processors tailored for your mill-turn and Swiss CNCs. Darrin Bryant, SolidCAM’s applications engineer, will highlight how to utilize SolidCAM's CAM software to enhance your CNC manufacturing and demonstrate how to optimally set up your projects for guaranteed success. Agenda: Major benefits of SolidCAM's single window integration and full associativity in Solidworks Embracing the future of increasingly complex CNC machines—including five-axis, Multi-Channel Mill-Turn and Swiss CNCs Exclusive features of SolidCAM's iMachining that provides much shorter cycle times and superior tool life Using iMachining Technology Wizard takes the guesswork out of defining cutting conditions and automatically provides optimal feeds and speeds while considering stock materials, cutting tools and CNC machine properties Using SolidCAM’s Toolkit to easily create customized precision project setups Highlighting the advantages of multiple verification options in SolidCAM Utilizing SolidCAM’s operations sequence manager to simplify synchronized part creation with fewer steps and higher success

The expanded partnership now includes advanced production metrology systems, covering contour, roughness and form instruments, as well as advanced optical metrology systems.

Inspecting layer thickness. There are two primary methods for doing this: checking by Calotte grinding or using X-ray florescent radiation.

Another advantage is in the quality of the coating. Manufacturers performing coating operations in house have the ability to use product-specific racking and pretreatment. They have the ability to ensure there are homogenous batches with no product mix. Therefore, tolerances can be reduced when coating a product in-house.

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Can increasing productivity and reducing carbon emissions go hand-in-hand? For its high-volume machining customers, Sandvik Coromant offers a tool for data collection and comparison to aid sustainability-minded process decisions.

Most hard materials (coating is a hard material) consist of a metal and a metalloid. Some examples of cutting tool’s familiar coatings are TiN (titanium nitride), TiCN (titanium carbo nitride), TiAlN (titanium aluminum nitride), AlTiN (aluminum titanium nitride) and AlCrN (aluminum chromium nitride). The periodic table of elements shows the inventory of metals and the metalloids that are potential candidates for coatings.

Critical Cleaning Hands-on Workshop Do it; learn it! The one-day workshop teaches how cleaning and cleanliness testing work. By participating in hands-on exercises of techniques for cleaning and cleanliness verification, attendees gain the understanding and knowledge to make practical, effective, and sustainable manufacturing decisions. While exercises are supplemented by demonstrations and tutorials, the workshop is not death by PowerPoint! Topics include aqueous, solvent, and “non-chemical” cleaning, including cleaning chemicals and cleaning processes (spray, ultrasonics, cyclic nucleation, in-line, batch). Most manufactured product and product contact surfaces require cleaning during (and sometimes after) manufacture and assembly.  Examples of areas where effective cleaning is essential include: metal fabrication, product assembly, optics, electronics, microelectronics, wafer fab, medical devices, aerospace/aeronautics, military, and additive manufacturing. WHAT DO YOU CALL CLEANING? There are many different terms for cleaning. Cleaning Precision Cleaning Critical Cleaning Safety/Critical Cleaning Surface Prep for Finishing Technical Cleanliness Residue Removal WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE WORKSHOP If you or your company fabricates, finishes, maintains or repairs product or product contact surfaces (like reaction vessels), this workshop is time well-spent. If you sell chemicals or cleaning equipment, this workshop will help you better understand and optimize the market for your products. Examples include: Manufacturing Engineers Product Designers Managers Sales and Marketing Managers Facilities Personnel Assemblers, operators Process Technicians Quality Control Personnel Regulatory Affairs Experts (industry, military, and government) Safety/environmental professionals​ ​ Participants will receive a PDF Certificate of Completion with continuing education credits from Sam Houston State University.

Various methodologies paired with online tools can help small to mid-sized manufacturers determine how to predict and calculate the potential economic benefits of robotic equipment for their specific needs.

High-speed spindle technology was key to effective milling of small cardiac monitoring components complete on a CNC sliding-headstock machine platform instead of running them across two mills.

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These spindles available on Tschudin CNC centerless grinders are designed to minimize the heat transfer factor while optimizing dimensional stability and material removal rate.

X-ray florescent radiation can be a more accurate methodology as both the coating and the substrate material produce X-ray fluorescence radiation, but the coating weakens the substrate’s radiation. The degree of weakness of the substrate’s radiation is measured by the secondary emissions and therefore, determining the coating thickness. A preferred method is Calotte grinding, as it is easier to see, feel and touch.

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The multilayer structure is many different monolayer structures on top of each other. Damascene steel is a historical example of this type of structure that combines the properties of several materials to make a surface that is both tough and hard.

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The last portion of an insight into the production of cutting tool coatings is where the coating takes place. There are tremendous advantages of coating the tool in house versus using an outside source; however, coating in-house does require a substantial capital investment.

An outside coating source may have multiple types of products within a coating furnace, and they may have a total tolerance band of 2 to 4 microns for the coating. In-house coating, with homogenous batches, would allow a tolerance band of ± 20 percent from a nominal size. If 2 microns were nominal, the coating would have a total tolerance of 0.8 micron (versus 2 microns). The layer thickness distribution resembles a bell curve, so 81 percent of the product would have a total tolerance of 0.4 micron.

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There are five primary reasons for using coating tools: to increase wear resistance; to increase oxidation resistance; to reduce friction; to increase resistance to metal fatigue; and to increase resistance to thermal shock.

The Precision Machining Technology Show is a great example of discovering ways shopfloor employees can become more efficient, thereby helping shops become more profitable.

Nanocomposite coatings use similar technology as carbide cutting tools. The nano structure combines the toughness of the binder phase (cobalt as an example with carbide) with the hardness of the nanocomposite coating.

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Participants who pass the program quizzes earn a certificate of successful completion, as well as 4 hours of continuing education credit from Sam Houston State University.

Calotte grinding involves using a small diamond grinding wheel (ball) that grinds away the coating to reveal the substrate below.

Through the years of development coating, layer structures have undergone many changes and improvements. There are generally five different layer structures in coating technology.

System 3R’s self-centering vises and accessories are designed to provide high cutting performance and centering and repeat accuracy.

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Layer adhesion. Once the layer thickness is in tolerance, the next check is layer adhesion. This is probably the most subjective of the quality control tests. Rockwell indentation, and the scratch test are the two methods for checking layer adhesion.

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The Metalnox line of solvent products are designed to improve reliability and increase the ease of cleaning in vacuum and vapor degreasing processes.

When cutting tools are properly coated and perform as designed, the result for the end user is higher cutting data, longer tool life and the possibility of dry machining.

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Nanolayer structures are the same as multilayer, but substantially smaller; the layers are at the atomic level of thickness.

Mike Medeiros, production manager at North Easton Machine Co., has been advocating CNC Swiss lathes for years, attempting to persuade his local high school’s administration to add the technology to the school’s machining program. Finally, his efforts paid off.

Rotary transfer machines remain well-suited for high-volume production, but are now more accommodating to smaller batch sizes.

SolidCAM aims to align its product development and customer engagement strategies to address the evolving needs and challenges of the manufacturing industry.

Although solid carbide and indexable-insert drills have their place in a machine shop, replaceable-insert spade drills offer specific advantages for various holemaking operations on machining centers and lathes.

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PMTS 2023: The Mazak Syncrex series comes in four bar capacities, ranging from 20 to 38 mm, and is available in 7-, 8- and 9-axis configurations as well as a 9-axis model with full B-axis contouring.

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The gradient structure gets its capabilities by starting out soft and elastic at its core, and then near the surface it becomes hard and wear resistant.

The arc method involves an electrical power source (much like a lightning bolt) hitting the laminate material and transforming this material from a solid to a liquid to a gaseous phase. The advantage of this process is high layer rates (in relation to sputtering). However, since the laminate material is in all three phases (solid, liquid and gas) the potential for droplets (minute liquid particles) occurs. These droplets do not achieve the gaseous state.

Digimar 816 CLT height gage is equipped with an intuitive touchscreen, ergonomic handles and dynamic measuring functions, designed to offer performance and ease of use.

After coating the cutting tools, as required in every step of the manufacturing process, the manufacturer needs to perform a quality inspection on the coatings themselves. The quality inspection process and procedure normally involves four areas of inspection layer thickness, layer adhesion, layer construction and structure, and layer composition and distribution.

Machine tools capable of performing multiple functions and machining parts to completion are becoming the standard rather than the exception. Incorporating automation into these systems allows for extended periods of operation without the need for operator intervention.

Over the past year, Mike Gresen has led his team through the process of opening a new Benchmark Electronics location without interrupting supply to customers and within the company budget, shutting down production for only three business days.

Layer construction and structure. With the thickness good and the adhesion acceptable, the next step is to review the layer construction and structure. This is reviewed in the same manner as the layer thickness by calotte grinding. Using the same ball, the coating ground away and viewed under a microscope. Here is where the different layer structures mentioned above are visible and can be confirmed.

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PVD coating is the newer of the tool coating methods and is becoming increasingly popular in the industry. The PVD method involves transporting laminate material in a vacuum from a source via a transport space to the substrate. The laminate material is vaporized using either thermal or electrical energy from the power source, which then allows the vaporized material to adhere to the substrate.

Shown are the various molecular structures for different coatings used in metalworking. These formulations use metals and metalloids found on the Periodic Table.

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Founded in 2001, PMTS reconvenes in April 2025 to celebrate its 13th biennial event for precision machining pros. Mark your calendar now and plan to join the precision machined parts community when we once again gather in person to share challenges and insights, see new technology solutions and learn about process innovations you can take back and immediately put into use in your own shop. The Precision Machining Technology Show is centered at the intersection of the industry's newest and most advanced product technologies, process innovations, business development prospects and personal career growth opportunities.

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A common coating uses the three gases TiCL4 (titanium tetrachloride), H2 (hydrogen), and N2 (nitrogen) to produce TiN (titanium nitride) + HCl (Hydrogen Chloride). The HCl is a bi-product of the process and must be disposed of according to strict environmental regulations.