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Self-Clinching Micro Pins
PEM self-clinching micro pins offer ideal hardware for positioning and alignment applications in compact electronic assemblies. These micro pins can serve as practical, cost-effective, and permanently secure solutions, enabling quicker assembly of devices ranging from hand-held consumer electronics to medical equipment, among others.

PEM Type MPP micro pins are available with diameters as small as 1mm/0.040" and in lengths as short as 2mm/0.080", and can be installed permanently into stainless steel or other sheet materials as thin as 0.5mm/0.020" with hardness up to HRB 92 (Rockwell B scale) or up to HB 195 (Brinell).

The micro pins clinch permanently into place by simply pressing them into a properly sized mounting hole using a punch and anvil. Their chamfered end allows for easy mating-hole alignment and, upon installation, the pin’s head mounts flush with the host panel to promote a smooth and clean appearance for the assembly. Automatic installation of the pins is possible to speed production and eliminate any need to handle the small parts.

Manufactured from precipitation-hardened stainless steel the self-clinching micro pins offer excellent corrosion resistance and are RoHS-compliant.

PennEngineering
Danboro, PA
pemnet.com

Multi-Axis Machining Increases Speed, Finish
Multi-axis machining strategies – both basic and advanced – can dramatically increase a shop’s competitiveness. With Mastercam, users have complete control over the three crucial elements of multi-axis machining – toolpath types, tool motion, and tool axis.
 

Toolpath Types
Mastercam’s Multi-axis machining has many toolpath types, including:

• Machining 5-axis parts using spiral, zigzag, or one way tool motion;
• Swarf fanning and swarf machining over multi-surface floors keeps the tool edge against the drive surface for a smooth finish;
• Multi-surface 5-axis roughing and finishing, including depth cuts, plunge roughing, and flowline machining;
• Minimum tilt control helps prevent tool motion that would cause toolholder collisions; and
• Special options for machining cylinder heads and converting probe data to machinable geometry.

Tool Motion Control
Mastercam’s multi-axis machining gives users complete control over the tool axis, lead/lag, entry/exit, and tilt, which simplifies even the most difficult multi-axis jobs. Full entry and exit control lets users determine exactly where and how the cutter enters and leaves the part. There is an automatic point generator, which adds greater precision, as well as advanced gouge checking and a 5-axis safe zone around the part.

Tool Axis Control
Powerful axis limits control tool motion between defined angles, ensuring that the tool tilt will not violate part or machine tool limits. Users can easily refine control of the tool axis with a few simple pieces of CAD geometry, and shank containment simplifies cutting in confined areas.

CNC Software Inc.
Tolland, CT
mastercammill.com

High-Performance Contour Machining
The F-Series vertical machining center provides stiffness and rigidity for chatter-free cutting, agility for high-speed/hard-milling, and accuracies for tight tolerance blends and matches – typical of complex, 3D contoured geometry associated with die/mold and medical production.

The F-Series consists of two models – the F3 and the F5. The smaller F3 features X, Y, and Z axis travels of 25.6", 19.7", 17.7" respectively, a 33.5" x 19.7" table and a maximum workpiece size of 33.5" long x 19.7" wide x 17.7" tall. By contrast, the larger F5 features X, Y, and Z axis travels of 35.4", 19.7", 17.7" respectively, a 39.4" x 19.7" table and a maximum workpiece size of 39.4" long x 19.7" wide x 17.7" tall. Both the machines have a table load capacity of 1,432 lb, and a 30-tool magazine provides capacity for a wide array of tooling.

Included in the standard configuration of the F-Series machine is a 20,000rpm, HSK-63A spindle, which incorporates Makino’s core-cooling, under-race, and jacket spindle temperature control system. The two-range spindle supplies wide range capability with the stiffness and rigidity at lower ranges for roughing operations.

The F-Series utilizes the Makino Professional 5 Control and Makino’s next generation Super Geometric Intelligence (SGI.4) software – developed specifically for high feedrate, tight tolerance machining.

Makino
Mason, OH
makino.com