Here at F&L Technical Sales, we're excited to introduce an advanced lineup of Tecnicrafts High Precision Collets and Guide Bushings, specifically engineered for Swiss Type CNC Automatic Lathes. This comprehensive range offers unparalleled precision, versatility, and durability to meet the demanding needs of modern manufacturing environments. Tecnicrafts is one of the premiere brands brought to us by Platinum Tooling.

Carbide Lined Guide Bushings: Precision Meets Versatility
Tecnicrafts Carbide Lined Guide Bushings are designed for exceptional performance, available in round, hex, square, or custom profiles to suit diverse machining needs. With Max Land Extended Carbide options available up to 75 mm and special features like Ultra Precision, Extended Nose, and U-line options, these bushings set new standards in machining accuracy and flexibility.

Steel Collets: Unmatched Reliability for Main & Sub Spindles
Tecnicrafts' Steel Collets are crafted to enhance your lathe's efficiency, compatible with both main and sub spindles. Choose from round, hex, square, or custom profiles, with smooth or grooved bores to match your project requirements. Our Steel Collets also come with special options, including Ultra Precision and Extended Nose, in the V-line series, offering superior clamping and precision.

Bar Feeder Collets: Uniform Tension for Optimal Feeding
Designed for seamless integration with bar feeders, Tecnicrafts Bar Feeder Collets are available with external & internal threads or in a pin type style, ensuring uniform tension for consistent feeding and machining accuracy.

ER Collet Chucks: Precision and Durability
​Tecnicrafts ER Collet Chucks, available in both single and double-ended styles, these chucks are distinguished by their exceptional runout tolerance, maintained within a maximum of .005 mm. They conform rigorously to h6 shaft standards, ensuring that each component delivers superior accuracy and extends tool life. Offered in a wide variety of shank types. Customers can choose from round shanks, round shanks with flats, in both single and double ends, available in an extensive range of both metric and inch sizes. Shanks can also be equipped with a back-up screw, providing additional customization options to meet specific operational requirements.

Guide Bush with Extended Carbide Insert: For Long, Accurate Components
The "Max Land" Guide Bushing with an Extended Carbide Insert offers a guiding surface length of up to 70mm and bore diameters ranging from 4 mm to 42 mm. This solution is ideal for components requiring extensive drawing back, such as long thread chasing, ensuring high concentricity and preventing slippage with its extended carbide insert.

Guide Bush - Drawn (Adjustable) Type: Custom Precision for Swiss Type CNC Lathes
Tailored for Swiss type CNC automatic lathes, ​Tecnicrafts Drawn (Adjustable) Type Guide Bushes ensure an excellent bore finish with a surface finish Ra value of 0.4 micron. With standard bore chamfer and customizable solutions, these guide bushes are engineered for optimal flexibility and precision.

Guide Bush with Brass Guide: Enhanced Component Guidance 
Upon request, all ​Tecnicrafts Guide Bushes can be equipped with a Brass Guide, providing superior guidance and support for the job, ensuring smoother operations and enhanced product quality.

Tecnicrafts, is committed to pushing the boundaries of precision machining. Their collets are not just tools; they are the building blocks for achieving peak performance and excellence in your machining processes. Dive into the future of manufacturing with Tecnicrafts' precision solutions—because when it comes to precision, we settle for nothing but the best.

Ready for Precision? Explore the transformative impact of Tecnicrafts High Precision Collets and Guide Bushings on your Swiss Type CNC Automatic Lathes.

​Contact us at F&L Technical Sales Inc. to discover more about how our products can elevate your machining projects to new heights of precision and efficiency.

NEW ENGLAND - F&L Technical Sales is excited to announce our new partnership with Platinum Tooling Inc. based in Prospect Heights, IL.  Platinum Tooling is the sole importer of live tools, angle heads, and multiple spindle tools manufactured by Heimatec as well as the Tecnicrafts Swiss Collet and Guide Bushing line, Henninger Spindle Speeders, and AMF Markers and Cleaners.

• Heimatec is an international manufacturing company headquartered in Renchen, Germany. Heimatec specializes in the development and production of high-precision static and live tools for all CNC lathes, CNC turn-mill machines and CNC machining centers.
• ​Henninger is a manufacturer of Spindle Speeders, mechanical, air, and electric motor driven, Custom Angle Heads and Live Centers are among other specialized equipment and precision machine tool accessories.
• Tecnicrafts Collets and Guide Bushings are available in Standard and Ultra-Precision grades. The bore profiles include Round, Square, Hexagon, Rectangle and Custom as per customer specifications.
  
• AMF Markers are tools for the permanent marking of workpiece while AMF Cleaners are a thorough cleaning system with no aerosol pollution harmful to the health of the machine operator while reducing cleaning time and preserving the machine guides with no risk of injury from chips.

It's that time of year for IMTS!

​Here's a preview of some of the products that are going to be featured during the International Manufacturing Technology Show September 12-17.  You can see all of these new products and talk to the manufacturers in the Tooling & Workholding Systems Pavilion in the West Building Level 3. 

Supermini Set. Horn USA is featuring the Supermini tool holder system with face clamping as a set, in response to customer requests for different tooling system heights. With this holder variant, clamping is not carried out via the lateral surface of the cutting insert but via a clamping wedge on the face. This results in a greater holding force on the insert and thus high rigidity of the entire system. This increases repeatability when changing the insert and provides better utilization of the available space. This is a big time saver on Swiss-type lathes, as the user can change the cutting insert without removing the tool holder.

New carbide grades for system DAH8 - Horn USA is expanding its range of carbide grades for its DAH milling system to enable its use for machining a wider range of materials. The new grades SC6A and IG6B complement the tool system for high-feed milling. The SC6A grade is suitable for machining the ISO M material group, as well as ISO S materials as a secondary application. Horn has developed the IG6B grade for machining the ISO P group, while it is also suitable as a multipurpose grade for other material groups.

If you would like to learn more about any of these products or to see a demonstration, get in contact with us and we'll set up some time with you to visit your shop!