Maximize Performance and Functionality With Lathe and Machining Center Tools From Platinum Tooling1/27/2021 Are you utilizing your machine to the fullest? Welcome to 2021! Now more than ever, it is critical to evaluate your manufacturing processes to be sure you are maximizing your current machine tools’ capabilities.  Limited turret space?
Platinum Tooling offers a wide range of live, static, and multiple spindle heads to allow for additional cutting tools in the existing space. Drilling and tapping functions become possible from the same turret position. Need more RPM? Speeders for lathes and machining centers, with rpm’s up to 80,000, increase productivity and extend tool life. Optimum speeds and feeds can be achieved by using the correct tool. Do you have a complex angle or hard to reach surface? Universal style tools with angular adjustments, up to 180°, allow for machining at compound angles. Contact us and one of our tooling specialists can discuss ways to improve your machines cycle time and productivity.
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 Take advantage of this IMTS 2020 Special Offer and get the best performing BMT 65 tools on the market…improve your finish, tolerances, and cutter life with these Heimatec tools. Act now and save 30% on your BMT 65 purchase of part numbers 8 010 66 079-H or 8 030 66 097-H. These BMT 65 tools offered through Platinum Tooling feature Heimatec’s patented u-tec flexible changing system, heavy duty combination bearings, and high torque output. These standard axial and radial tools come complete with a FREE set of wrenches. In order to receive this special offer, you must use the part #’s as shown. Offer valid on any quantity while supplies last.   Next Generation Tooling's new SoCal Office, Showroom, Warehouse & Training facility is located at 22343 La Palma Avenue, Suite 126, Yorba Linda, CA 92887 Sacramento, CA. - Next Generation Tooling, LLC, a manufacturer's representative agency, founded in 1995 and servicing the California Nevada Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico CNC manufacturing markets has just opened TWO offices in California. Most of Next Generation Tooling's customers know them as "the Next Gen guys" according to Chris Savolainen, the Founder and President of 'Next Gen Tooling'. What was the rationale of opening not one, but two offices when the entire team has worked out of their own home offices for years?  "We've grown our market service area quite a bit since we started out servicing just Northern California. We now include most of the Western States of the US. We've s been adding some of the best technical CNC application people we can find to support the unique mix of principles we represent. The products that we represent are what are considered very high performance tooling and workholding. It's some of the premiere products in our entire industry! We determined that we really needed a place to provide on-site technical training. We also needed to carry some inventory to support the unique needs of the aerospace, medical, electronics and defense industries that we support." Said Savolainen. Rob Aldama, Vice-President of Next Gen Tool picks up the story, "At first we thought that one training and showroom might be good enough, but as we started talk to our distributor, machine dealer and end-user manufacturing customers, we discovered that there was a real need for facilities in both Northern and Southern California. None of our competitors are providing the deep technical service that has helped us gain market share, so we really felt we should just take it to the next level and open two facilities."  Next Generation Tooling's new NorCal Office, Showroom, Warehouse & training facility is located at 8171 Alpine Ave, Suite A, Sacramento, CA 95829 But what about the Pandemic? With the Covid-19 pandemic raging there are not a lot of companies expanding. Most are cutting costs and employees. When asked about this both Chris and Rob stated that their team of people have remained pretty busy throughout this entire period. Chris said "We get asked in to shops to provide technical support pretty often. Putting on the full body PPE suits has been kind of common for us during the past few months." Rob picked it up from there, "I think we may be some of the really select few that have been asked to come into shops because we're not just taking orders, we're reducing cycle time and we're improving efficiency" Chris jumped back in, "And maybe its a little bit self serving, We can have the equipment set-up at both locations instead of trying to bring it into a facility. It's actually a lot easier, faster and safer to bring people to one of our locations rather than try to move things with lots of sweat and heavy breathing in PPE." "Yea, We can bring people to either location and do the training. There are far less interruptions and the I think people learn a lot more, and learn it faster" stated Rob. NGT Warehouse and Training What types of training do they provide at Next Gen's new buildings? They start off with a lot of fundamentals that people running CNC machines may never had any formal training about. That's where their basic Training Classes fit in. 
But they also can go much deeper with their Advanced Part Manufacturing training series
Platinum Tooling recently announced that it has an extensive line of Heimatec tooling available for the new Haas BMT turret.
 Heimatec Inc., the North American importer of Live Tooling and Angle Heads, is now Platinum Tooling Technologies, Inc. As Platinum Tooling, they are committed to providing the same superior quality products and service but with an expanded product offering. In addition to their continued commitment to Heimatec tooling for all major Live Tool lathes, Next Generation Tooling and Platinum Tooling are excited to bring you complementary machine tool accessories from Tecnicrafts, Henninger, AMF, and Suzuki. For Swiss machines, we will continue to offer Heimatec Live Tools, but now will also provide tooling solutions from Tecnicrafts Precision Collets and Guide Bushings and Suzuki Live Tool speed increasers. For Machining Centers, we offer Heimatec standard Angle Heads, Henninger Spindle Speed Increasers and custom Angle Heads. In addition, we offer AMF markers, cleaners, and radio sensor systems to help maximize existing equipment for long term cost savings. Platinum Tooling's recent office and warehouse expansion have allowed them to increase inventory and staff to better serve their customer’s needs.  Platinum Tooling is the importer for Heimatec, AMF, Henninger, Suzuki & Tecnicrafts  Heimatec, a market leader in live tooling for the North American machine tool industry, announced today that it has an extensive line of tooling available for the new Haas BMT turret. The line includes a variety of driven tools (axial and radial drilling & milling heads) as well as static tool holders. Heimatec also offers specialty tools for this turret including multi-spindle, adjustable angle, and speed multipliers. For detailed download catalogs, please see the Heimatec website. Heimatec already offers the most complete line of live tools available in the machine tool industry today, with over 40,000 designs in its database. These BMT turret tools are already proven and in production allowing Heimatec to provide immediate support and the most innovative tooling technology possible. Heimatec North American distribution headquarters are located in Prospect Heights, Illinois (Chicagoland area) with world headquarters and all manufacturing based in Germany. Next Generation Tooling manages the California and Nevada markets for Heimatec. Please let us know if you have questions on these or any other Heimatec products. You an also DOWNLOAD a Catalog for your Haas Lathe on their website.  Here's a quick overview of the newest tooling innovations we found at IMTS 2014. We've listed a short summary and some on-site video directly from the IMTS show floor. We'll be following up with more details on these great new manufacturing innovations in the next several months. The folks at Cutting Tool Engineering are really to be commended for creating many of the videos featuring the highlights of the hottest new products at IMTS 2014. Allied Machine & Engineering Corp. IMTS Booth: W-2034 Allied introduced and featured the Apex Line of Tools for large diameter Drilling at 3, 5 & 10X D. Also, if you haven't checked out the Instaquote online quoting and ordering tools. Check it out online! BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc. IMTS Booth: W-1600 The Smart Damper deep hole boring system for finish boring & roughing and finish milling operations. The Smart Damper is a Tool Holder with Integrated Damping System for Deep Hole Finish Boring and Extended Reach Milling. Other new tool holders that where on display where the micro-tap and large-tap solutions in the Mega Synchro Tapping Holder series, the new Hydraulic Chuck Super Slim line, and the Mega Micro Chuck 8S. Heimatec Inc. IMTS Booth: W-2054 Heimatec was featuring their BMT tooling which is supplied with the company’s unique U-Tec® flexible machining system. It provides extremely high power transmission via polygonal drive. The Integrated collet nut, with easy changeout, can convert the output to arbor (for face mills), Weldon or ER collet extensions. They also featured their Z- Axis high-torque tool! See it in the video Milling hexagonal parts from 303 bar stock on a Miyano BNA42 GTY. MPower Workholding IMTS Booth: W-1916 A great video overview of the mPower products. They highlighted the unique self extracting feature of the SpeedLoc mounting system using a robot. They also displayed the ModLoc hollow tombstone technology so that hydraulic and pneumatic clamping comments can be installed internally. Also featured was the SpinLoc indexer for HMC's. Check out the video! NTK Cutting Tools IMTS Booth: W-1179 NTK introduced the new SiALON SX & Ceramic inserts for machining high temperature alloys. It has excellent wear resistance and reduces the cycle time by reducing the number of cutting passes required in these tough to machine materials. TechniksUSA IMTS Booth: W-1075 Techniks introduced their "game-changing inserts" to reduce wasted inserts & increase productivity. One insert for ALL materials. The LT1000 grade features their patented coating, making them harder & tougher than other brands, so you can use one insert for ALL materials. • Break-thru Swiss technology • 3.5x thicker coating • 250% longer tool lfe |
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