Innovative Tooling Puts Security into Tough Machining: Standards and special tooling vie to deliver high-precision performance

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Nobody likes the thought of cuts or smashed fingers tooling up a job - before the machine is up and running, or tool and spindle-damaging crashes afterwards. "Getting the tooling right is the most important part of running any job," said Steve Rose, CNC training consultant and former Swiss machine shop owner. "It's amazing how different shops can be in how much time they allocate for tooling up. If done correctly, the process saves time and is worth the effort it takes to find the right round tool or insert, put it in the toolholder, set it (measure it) correctly, get the dimensions right, and then choose the right machining speeds and feeds." But that's the beginning of the story, according to Rose: "The real challenge is how to short circuit the process, reducing the time needed to tool up and guaranteeing quality machining results."