Market Trends

Tool Advisor Enables Users to Make the Best Tool Selection 24/7
Profitability from machining a part is dependent on the machine type, cutting tool, cutting conditions, and the interaction between them. Constructed upon a mathematical algorithm is the ISCAR Tool Advisor (ITA) web-based tool selection software. The importance of tool selection is paramount in maximizing productivity, so it should be based scientifically on objective and empirical technical data.

The ITA application provides an effective process of narrowing down all possible tooling scenarios, taking into account cutting conditions, machine power, metal removal rates, and cutting time. Even for a simple application, tools selected by ITA delivered more productivity compared to manual tool selection done by industry experts.

Users enter only a few mandatory fields for quick results, or completion of more detailed fields specifying machine parameters, tool diameters, tool type, grade, etc. is available. The application provides the three best tooling options, but can display up to 25 tool recommendations per application search.

ITA supports both inch and metric platforms and supports 25 different languages. Users can link to the ISCAR electronic catalogue, 2D and 3D tool drawings, product videos, and pictures. ITA can send users, via email, a .pdf file that includes the input and output for each application search.

The ITA software is available, free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with a direct connection to an ITA support team. The application is also available for any iPhone or iPod Touch. 
iscar.com/ita/MainPage.aspx?lang=EN
 

Drastically Cutting the Healing Time for Burns
Scientists have developed a new technique that sprays a burn patient’s own cells directly onto the burn to help regenerate the skin and drastically reduce recovery time. Developed by Professor Joerg C. Gerlach and colleagues from the Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh’s McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the Skin-cell Gun works essentially like a sophisticated paint spray gun. One of Gerlach’s interests is the development of bioreactors – a 3D breeding ground for cells. Therefore, Gerlach is combining his bioreactor technologies with this cell-spraying device.

The expected protocol for this technology is, when a patient arrives at a hospital missing a sizable portion of skin, the surgeon would first take a sample from a healthy piece of skin and isolate skin cells, including skin stem cells, using a method Gerlach and his colleagues developed. Then the cell-spraying device comes into play. A surgeon loads the stem cells into a sterile syringe, loads the syringe into the nozzle like a cartridge, and sprays the cells through the nozzle directly onto the wound.

Under development since 2008, this has successfully treated more than a dozen patients.
mirm.pitt.edu
 

DOWNLOAD HELICAL COUPLINGS MODEL
Helical Products joined forces with TraceParts back in 2009, creating 3D CAD models of the standard flexible shaft couplings. Now, the website features direct links to view and download these 3D models. When accessing the relevant charts of a particular series, a column appears citing the specific link to the TraceParts illustration. When browsing through the different series charts, the corresponding CAD model link will appear for each Helical coupling and the model can be previewed and downloaded directly from the TraceParts website.
heli-cal.com/cm/Products/Flexible-Couplings/Home.html