TEAM PENSKE welcomed visitors to its race shop and headquarters in Mooresville, NC, for their annual Machining Technology Summit. Manufacturing professionals learned about new technology for metal cutting and went behind the scenes at this fast-paced motorsports manufacturing facility.
Exciting improvements in automation are already on their way—higher productivity, increased safety, greater throughput and less scrap. Tool digitalization provides opportunities for production improvements, like our EWE digital fine boring tool. It displays the actual diameter of a tool, makes adjustments much simpler and faster, and reduces human error.
The Tool Pro is a unique tool holding fixture developed by BIG KAISER for the assembly and disassembly of your tooling systems. The adapter of the Tool Pro can rotate 360º and lock in 45º increments.
During the national competition of the National Robotics League student teams use their creativity and engineering skills to create the ultimate robot that does the most damage while being able to withstand destruction.
In a recent podcast, Paul Lewis, regional manager for BIG KAISER, sat down with Alan Rooks, editor in chief of Manufacturing Engineering magazine, to discuss changes in recent years that have affected middle management at manufacturing companies.
From a safety standpoint, limiting surface contacts and close interactions are two of the most important steps that can be taken to help prevent the spread of illness. It got us thinking about how our tooling and systems can help maintain a safer environment.
The latest edition of Tooling Today is now available. The magazine is a compilation of technical topics, product insights, and tips and tricks shared by BIG KAISER product managers and engineers.
As a raw material, tungsten carbide is a limited natural resource and a widely popular tool material due to its hardness and heat resistance. We can both save money by reducing the consumption of carbide and help our environment by fully utilizing every tool before recycling the rest.
There’s more than one way to make holes, but some approaches are better than others. Working with customers from across every industry, our team gets to see what works and what doesn’t. These are a few of the interesting questions—and unexpected answers.
While we specialize in holders, we do offer some specialized cutters with these materials and often get questions about PCD and CBN inserts. Here we tackle some of the most frequently asked questions.