Why So Many Spindle Interfaces?

Why So Many Spindle Interfaces?

If you’ve ever wondered why manufacturing uses a long list of spindle interfaces, the short answer is the continued improvement of the connection between toolholding and machine. Each interface includes its own unique advantages, and some target specific types...

Tiny Parts Make the Smallest Runout Look Big

It’s easy for non-manufacturers to take miniaturization for granted, but those who have spent any time at all in a micromachining-focused shop know how challenging those parts can be. Tiny parts require even tinier part features, virtually all of which demand meeting...

Consistent Toolholding, Reliable Precision

Located in Milpitas, California, Precision Swiss Products Inc. has gained a reputation for being able to handle the toughest jobs in the most challenging industries. Whether rapidly producing prototypes for the medical industry or handling the incredibly tight...

Get a Grip on Overtorqued Tools

Are you tightening your tools in an overtorqued death grip? If your notion of taper contact and pull stud torque dates back a few years, chances are that you’re deforming your tools and ramping up your runout. Time to catch up with today’s technology and...

The Long and Short of powRgrip Tool Engagement

One of the first questions new powRgrip owners ask is “How much of my tool shank has to stay inside the collet?” We demonstrate proper use to all our customers, but what makes that demonstration even easier is that we’ve designed our PG collets to...

Measure Once, Cut Once With powRgrip

Accurate tool measurements are critical in precision machining, but where that measurement takes place is another story – one that has a significant impact on productivity. However, while offline presetting is typically a more cost and time-efficient process, many...

Cutting and Toolholding Challenges With Ceramic Tools

When shops implement ceramic cutting tools, they enter a brand-new paradigm as they turn many of the traditional conventions of machining upside down. From the lack of coolant to the need for sparks during the cut, working with solid ceramic tools gives shops new...