MAG Adding Air Products' Cryo-Machining Technique
Industrial-gas technology group Air Products is licensing its proprietary cryogenic machining technology to MAG IAS LLC, meaning that the CNC machine builder will use Air Products' delivery technology and intellectual property for cryo-machining. Cryo-machining uses gas to "super cool" cutting inserts, mitigating heat generation during cutting and making it possible to increase cutting speeds, and also prolonging tool life. The gas supplier noted that MAG would be deploying its own Minimum Quantity Cryogenics technology, in addition to Air Products' cryogenic machining technology. MAG's MQC was demonstrated at IMTS 2012, and is now available as an option on new MAG machines or in retrofit kits for existing MAG machines. MAG noted that MQC is also eco-friendly, yielding dry chips and relea…